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Aurora to hold pop-up food pantry on Monday
October 11, 2020

As the effects of COVID-19 continue to impact our communities, food insecurity levels continue to rise. Aurora is coming together, once again, to fill in the gap. The City of Aurora…
Indoor attractions remain closed but Brookfield Zoo welcomes visitors
October 7, 2020

A refreshing near-normal feeling may be emerging these days at Brookfield Zoo. A series of restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic remain in place at the 86-year-old west…
Cubs in the playoffs, but there’s barely a stir in Wrigleyville
October 1, 2020

It was hard to tell that playoff baseball had returned to Chicago’s Wrigley Field this week. Throngs of happy fans were absent and the typical buzz outside the park was lacking as…
GOP legislator apologizes after bigoted comments come to light
September 21, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Freshman state Rep. Amy Grant, R-Wheaton, apologized Monday, Sept. 21 after making disparaging comments in a recorded phone call about her opponent, Ken Mejia-Beal,…
Geneva cancels longstanding holiday tradition
September 13, 2020

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Geneva of Commerce Board announced it has decided to cancel the 2020 Holiday House Tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual House Tours were…
DuPage County increases pay for election judges
September 4, 2020

The DuPage County Clerk’s office announced that pay will double for election judges for the Nov. 3 General Election. Election judges working on Election Day will receive $130 in base…

New restrictions put indoor winter sports on hold

October 27, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health announced new guidelines for youth and adult winter sports on Tuesday, Oct. 27 that temporarily put a…

Pritzker on COVID-19 spikes: ‘We can’t ignore what is happening around us’

October 27, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Starting Friday, Oct. 30, Chicago will be the seventh of 11 regions of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan due for increased economic restrictions, including the…

State to fund manufacturing training academies at local colleges

October 27, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The state of Illinois plans to invest $15 million to construct two new manufacturing training academies at downstate community colleges. Gov. J.B. Pritzker made that…

Report says green infrastructures can promote environmental justice

October 27, 2020

Changing weather patterns in Illinois are leading to increased precipitation which means more flooded streets, water in basements, and headaches for cities. But one increasingly popular…

Two more regions to see COVID-19 mitigations as hospitalizations grow

October 26, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Six of the state’s 11 coronavirus mitigation regions will be under escalated restrictions starting Wednesday, Oct. 28 as hospitalizations for COVID-19 show a quickening…

Lawmakers push to reform state’s bail system

October 24, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Some state lawmakers are looking to reform the cash bail system in Illinois, mainly by ending the use of money bonds as a factor in preventing a suspect’s release….

Restrictions back for suburban counties as COVID-19 rates rise

Aurora to hold pop-up food pantry on Monday

Cubs in the playoffs, but there’s barely a stir in Wrigleyville

GOP legislator apologizes after bigoted comments come to light

Geneva cancels longstanding holiday tradition

DuPage County increases pay for election judges

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New restrictions put indoor winter sports on hold

Pritzker on COVID-19 spikes: ‘We can’t ignore what is happening around us’

State to fund manufacturing training academies at local colleges

Report says green infrastructures can promote environmental justice

Two more regions to see COVID-19 mitigations as hospitalizations grow

Lawmakers push to reform state’s bail system

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