Former pastor of St. Zachary Parish dies
November 29, 2024Rev. John “Jack” Plotkowski, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the former pastor of St. Zachary Parish in Des Plaines, died Monday at the age of 76. Plotkowski…
Rev. John “Jack” Plotkowski, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the former pastor of St. Zachary Parish in Des Plaines, died Monday at the age of 76. Plotkowski…
Pace is increasing service on six routes throughout the Chicagoland region, significantly improving evening and weekend service. This summer, the suburban bus agency increased service…
The head of the Chicago Archdiocese is calling for unity while top state leaders say that Illinois will continue to welcome marginalized individuals in the wake of Tuesday’s election….
Chronicle Media will be providing live election coverage beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday on our Facebook page — https://www.facebook.com/chroniclemediallc/. Join Rick Hibbert, Bill…
Members of the Chronicle Media staff captured nine awards in the Northern Illinois News Association’s 2024 competition. Chronicle writers earned five first-place awards, with…
An early childhood program on Chicago’s South Side will be expanding into Lake County in hopes of filling a need. Start Early, which runs Educare Chicago, a birth-to-age-5 early…
Deerfield-based Walgreens has announced that it will close 1,200 stores during the next three years. The drug-store chain is expected to close 500 stores in fiscal 2025. The disclosure…
Barrington High School District 220 is asking voters to approve a $64 million referendum to fund a new auditorium, improved educational spaces and classrooms, fire protection systems…
SPRINGFIELD — Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes…
Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois. To the director of one of the museums, the work to rebury those remains…
This week in ag, the fallout continues from RFK’s “Make America Healthy Again” report that recommends sweeping changes to how farmers produce food. We’ve also got info on big…
The Illinois State Fair will offer a little something for everyone this year. Fans of the fair and its food gathered at the state fairgrounds in April to celebrate the countdown of…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office is projecting state revenues to come in about a half-billion dollars below the baseline projections assumed during his February budget…
Electric customers around Illinois will see significantly higher prices on their bills next month. The average residential customer of northern Illinois’ Commonwealth Edison will…