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Oswego’s PrairieFest turns 30

— June 15, 2018

The Oswegoland Park District is celebrating PraireFest’s 30th anniversary this weekend. The four-day festival, held June 14 -17, is enjoyed by tens of thousands of visitors….

Pace on track to add Wi-Fi to all suburban buses
— February 20, 2018

Over the course of last year, Pace suburban bus transit system has been quietly adding wireless internet to all of its buses. And, according to Pace spokesperson Maggie Daly-Skogsbakken,…
Democrats focus on four Illinois congressional races
— January 22, 2018

Betsy Dirksen Londrigan has logged more than 20,000 miles on her vehicle since announcing her candidacy. Kelly Mazeski, a breast-cancer survivor, announced her candidacy on the same…
RTA: State of Illinois needs to step up funding efforts
— December 15, 2017

RTA officials are concerned that Illinois may be left at the station when the federal money train comes rolling through doling out funds for transportation infrastructure improvements….
Metra proposes more fare hikes, service cuts
— October 9, 2017

Taking Metra trains could have a little more money flying out of your pocket come this winter. The rail agency has proposed raising fares in February as much as 25 percent in some cases…

Travel messy as snow continues throughout the day, check for snowfall updates
— February 8, 2018

Since snow began to fall late last night, at least 4 to 6 inches has fallen across northeastern Illinois with much more on the way throughout the next 12 hours. The National Weather…
Oak Park mom held in jail after abducting daughter over the weekend
— December 18, 2017

The 6-year-old child taken Saturday by her mom during a court-supervised visit at an Oak Park restaurant has been found safe. Based on information developed by Oak Park Police detectives,…
Naper Settlement once again transformed into Christkindlmarket
— December 4, 2017

The village square at Naper Settlement has once again been transformed into a traditional German holiday market. Christkindlmarket, operated by German American Events, is under way…