Teens shine in week of volunteering
July 17, 2024Bella Legg and Hannah Wulf were part of the crew in charge of product labeling at a Feed My Starving Children workday due to allergies. “Hannah is allergic to soy and I’m allergic…
Bella Legg and Hannah Wulf were part of the crew in charge of product labeling at a Feed My Starving Children workday due to allergies. “Hannah is allergic to soy and I’m allergic…
A Chicago woman has been charged in connection with a fatal wrong-way crash on the Kennedy Expressway. Jakyla Hester, 21, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence causing…
From miniskirts to man setting foot on the moon and from bell bottoms to Beatlemania, the ’60s were a decade like no other. However, when you think of the ’60s, your first thought…
Anyone who grew up in Chicago in the 1960s may know Dennis Tufano’s voice from the radio, and, if they were lucky, from seeing him in concert as the lead singer for the Buckinghams….
Earplugs or headphones were a must for many close to the action of NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend, which benefited from banner sunny weather on July 6 and July 7. Many spectators…
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUX87nVOUDs This year’s Highland Park July 4 events included the return of the parade in downtown but on a different route to divert from…
Rev. Lawrence Springer, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago who served in eight different parishes, including as associate pastor of St. Zachary Parish in Des Plaines, died…
Commuters will soon be able to buy a one-day pass that will work on CTA ‘L’ and Metra trains, and Pace and CTA buses, thanks to an agreement among the transit agencies. While…
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…