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Other states snag Illinois’ gambling dollars

— October 16, 2019

(Third in a series looking at Illinois’ gambling expansion) Despite Illinois having nearly double the population of neighboring states, its casinos are not reaping the rewards. Casino…

Leavitt: Remembering a great American in a season of drought
— October 16, 2019

My friend Jimmy Warner was less than five feet tall, had only one eye, scant education and no money in the bank. But he was a great American. Jimmy served in the World War II Navy,…
Jack Coombe, Pearl Harbor survivor, remembered as ‘wonderful, caring’
— October 15, 2019

Jack Coombe, one of the last American survivors of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, and one of Northbrook’s first citizens, died Oct. 9. Coombe was 97. Coombe had a long history in…
Officials, community kick off work on new Auburn Park Metra Station
— October 7, 2019

Metra isn’t expected to start building the new Auburn Park station in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood’s 79th Street corridor until next spring, but area elected officials…
McHenry Township senior busing reinstated for now
— October 4, 2019

The beleaguered senior busing program in McHenry Township will continue, as the result of a Sept. 20 special meeting where the township supervisor was directed to transfer and allocate…

Congressional reps hear ideas to curb gun violence
— October 15, 2019

Brenda Mitchell sent one of her sons, Kevin, off for a tour of duty in Afghanistan. It was her other son, Kenneth — living in south suburban University Park — whose life was tragically…
Partnership closes educational gap for Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
— October 8, 2019

Six youths in secure care at the Illinois Youth Center in Warrenville are also in college this fall through College of DuPage. Through a longstanding partnership with COD, the youths…
Chicago firefighter remembered
— October 5, 2019

A Chicago firefighter will be remembered Oct. 6, during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. Juan Bucio is among 92 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2018 and…