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August 30, 2023State Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, D-Naperville, doesn’t mince words when it comes to individuals looking to ban books from libraries. “Books being viewed as inappropriate are the stories…
State Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, D-Naperville, doesn’t mince words when it comes to individuals looking to ban books from libraries. “Books being viewed as inappropriate are the stories…
Paresh Patel’s dream is to not just build a west suburban showcase for cricket, a sport he played and loves. He seeks to construct a first-class facility with up to 24,000 seats in…
Wheelchair football athletes from multiple cities competed in the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association’s home tournament over two consecutive weekend days at the College of Lake…
Aurora police are investigating a fatal shooting on the city’s West Side. At 7:24 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, Aurora police dispatchers received several 911 calls in reference to a…
The Willowbrook Wildlife Center is closed to the public for a major construction project, but the injured and disabled animals it serves will still be taken care of. The center, located…
What kind of creatures could you run into at the DuPage County Fairgrounds after dark on Saturday, Aug. 19? There were gargoyles, grazers and gift-seekers. The curious and the collectors….
Food production workers from Portillo’s Addison facility are demanding that the fast-food chain negotiate the workers’ first union contract. Workers, joined by state elected officials,…
A Woodridge man has been accused of killing a person while driving drunk and leaving the scene of a fatal accident. Salil Chander, 33, a resident of the 4100 block of Nelson Court,…
Nearly 13 percent of the 1,350 Illinois ZIP codes at high risk of lead exposure in children are in Cook County. The 172 Cook County areas at high risk of lead exposure in children include…
For generations, America has been thought of as the land of opportunity, a place where anyone who worked and studied hard could grow up to achieve any goal they set for themselves. …
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker is asking state lawmakers for more authority to regulate the homeowners insurance market in Illinois. His comments came after the Bloomington-based…
CHICAGO — At a union hall on Chicago’s South Side, a powerful Democratic Party organization decided who to endorse in the March 17 primary in one key statewide race. The Cook…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order July 14 requiring Illinois agencies to draft recommendations to respond to tariffs being implemented by President Donald…
SPRINGFIELD — Raja Krishnamoorthi has worn many hats: lawyer, small-business owner, and for the last 10 years, U.S. representative. The 51-year-old Schaumburg Democrat, who represents…