The Metra Board of Directors on Aug. 17 approved a first-of-its-kind plan to convert up to six of Metra’s oldest diesel locomotives to zero-emission battery power. “This procurement…
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was joined Aug. 11 by Cook County Commissioners Brandon Johnson, Dennis Deer, Frank Aguilar, Alma Anaya and Bridget Degnen and Avik Das,…
The Lake County Grand Jury on Wednesday, July 27 returned indictments on a total of 117 criminal counts against Robert Crimo III, the alleged shooter at the Highland Park Fourth of…
SPRINGFIELD – After years of failed efforts that spanned multiple administrations, the state has finalized the sale of the controversial James R. Thompson Center in Chicago to a company…
NASCAR plans to hit city streets as it returns to the Chicago area after a three-year absence. Instead of roaring around a modified oval track in Joliet, the stock car series…
Nine days after the horrifying events of July 4, people congregated on the front lawn of the Highland Park City Hall for a Community vigil July 13. The vigil was held in response to…
More than 2,000 people attended a candlelight vigil in downtown Highwood on July 6 at Everts Park. Celebrate Highwood, the nonprofit organization that produces events for Highwood,…
Call it the honeybee version of a Yelp review: Pollinators have developed a system of alerting others when they find an especially good place to eat. They dance. But besides the noticeable…
Bond was denied at an arraignment on July 6 for Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, who faces seven counts of first-degree murder and numerous other pending charges. Crimo III, 22, allegedly…
New COVID-19 guidelines adapted ...
With new guidance from the CDC that addresses the need to keep ...
Central Illinois colleges get ...
Illinois Central College, Bradley University and Eureka College, along with 40 community ...
State lays out $34.6 ...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation on Aug. 12 laid out ...
Highland Park, Lake County ...
One week after the Lake County Board approved a resolution calling on ...
