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Illinois Waterway shutdown prompts concerns

— June 14, 2019

Tariffs and flooding may be getting more attention, but an unprecedented closing of the Illinois Waterway, planned for 2020, could disrupt commerce across much of the central United…

Waukegan hoping to cash in on gaming expansion Bill
— June 12, 2019

A gaming expansion bill, passed by the state General Assembly over the June 1 weekend, is expected to generate more than $1 billion in additional revenues for Illinois and is especially…
Fifty years later, new book looks back on Cubs’ fateful ’69 season
— June 11, 2019

How does a team with four future Hall of Famers, a Hall of Fame manager, two 20-game winners and a 10-game lead in mid-August not win the World Series, let alone its division? That…
Octogenarian continues to crochet ‘lapghans’ for Honor Flights
— June 5, 2019

Octogenarian Alice Bannister has seen a lot of changes in the world during her lifetime, but one thing that’s remained constant is her ability and desire to crochet. The 85-year-old…
Females robbed on Near West Side of Chicago
— June 4, 2019

Chicago police are warning residents of the Near West Side to be on alert after two females were robbed. In each incident, the offender approached a lone female on foot and attempted…

Clemente Academy Chicago grad keeps sights on helping others
— June 11, 2019

Luis Hernandez is the “nice quiet kid” at Chicago’s Clemente Academy who is involved in a ton of activities and is hard to stop once he sets his mind to something. He has been…
DeKalb County news briefs
— June 5, 2019

DEKALB COUNTY Community groups receive Give DeKalb County funding A standing room only crowd gathered at the DeKalb County Community Foundation on May 29 to receive the funds they raised…
Underwood sets mobile office hours
— June 4, 2019

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-14th) has announced that staff members will conduct mobile office hours in Woodstock and Plainfield this week (June 5-6). During each event, staff will…