It took many years and many setbacks, but the transformation of the former Emmet Elementary School at the heart of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood into a job training and social services…
U.S. Congressman Sean Casten, D-Downers Grove, is happy to hear that the House Ethics Committee plans to release its report into allegations of serious misconduct by former U.S. Rep….
Teatro ZinZanni has announced that its current production has been extended through Feb. 16. The show features Peoria native and Chicago resident LiV Warfield, who won a “Golden Buzzer”…
Every new presidential administration comes with policy changes, but the incoming second administration of President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed secretary of Health and Human…
A 14-year boy has been charged with multiple felonies, including armed robbery, for incidents on train platforms on Chicago’s North Side. The teen was charged with four counts…
Bertha Purnell felt a calling after her 28-year-old son was murdered in 2017 less than a mile from her home. “I had never done advocacy work in my life, but I know compassion and…
Cats kept finding Barb Weber. For some reason, the former Palatine resident kept having cats show up at her house. “They were either injured cats or cats that were not wild, they…
An organization that works to reduce homelessness in suburban Cook County has received a $2.5 million grant from a charitable fund set up by Jeff Bezos. Since 2018, the Bezos Day…
U.S. Congressman Sean Casten, D-Downers Grove, questioned the continued exporting of liquified natural gas in light of a Department of Energy’s assessment of U.S. liquified natural…
A Chicago man has been charged in connection with the shooting of a woman on the city’s South Side. Adale Taylor, 23, a resident of the 6900 block of South Lowe Avenue, is charged…
Three men shot – one ...Three men were shot – one fatally -- Saturday afternoon on Chicago's ...
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
USA’s 249th birthday celebration marked ...Independence Day fireworks shows are as old as the nation itself. According ...
Challenges persist for women, minorities ...PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions ...
