Lake Commissioners open substance abuse grant proposals
The Lake County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Wednesday to open proposals from seven local organizations to ...
Courts program offers potential inmates ‘chance to put their problems behind them’
After his last arrest for theft, Elijah Bell entered a Cook County court division program to “take my life back at all costs.
East Side community mourns 19-year-old Sierra Evans and wonders if ShotSpotter could have saved her
Babies cried and dogs barked on the other side of a fence where Sierra Evans was fatally shot last weekend. Adults gathered ...
Northern Illinois recruit Naomi Dowd fires up crowd with big kills for Waubonsie Valley. ‘Everyone gets excited.’
Senior outside hitter Naomi Dowd put her skills on display Wednesday for the Warriors in a 25-17, 25-15 win over St. Charles ...
Pro-skateboarders to perform, talk about suicide, mental health Saturday at Naperville’s Frontier Park
Skate Talk,” a free event featuring professional skateboarders focused on mental health, will be held Saturday in ...
Skokie trustee holds forum for independent candidates
Close to 75 people attended a forum on Sunday for independent candidates running for Skokie village positions in the March ...
Elgin Salvation Army launches Red Kettle campaign a month early, plans to unveil new foster child program
The Elgin Salvation Army is getting a big jump on the Christmas season by launching its annual Red Kettle Campaign next week — a month earlier than they have in the past.
New NATO chief Mark Rutte visits Ukraine in his first trip since taking office
New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Ukraine on Thursday in his first official trip since taking office and pledging ...
Rick Armstrong’s 5 high school football games to watch in Aurora-Elgin and Week 6 predictions
St. Charles North, Oswego, Batavia, Jacobs and West Aurora are picks to click for the sixth week of the regular season.
‘The Franchise’ review: What’s the opposite of satire? HBO’s comedy skewering the movie business attempts to find out
The HBO series purports to skewer the chaos and absurdity of big-budget comic book movie adaptations, but has nothing new to ...
Steve Millar’s 5 high school football games to watch in the Southland and Week 6 predictions
Mount Carmel, Richards, Sandburg, Marist and St. Rita are picks to click for the sixth week of the regular season.
The sweaty masks, the weird graphics: For generations of kids, Ben Cooper costumes meant Halloween
I was a Stormtrooper from “Star Wars” when I was eight. I had a Ben Cooper mask of a Stormtrooper. But the front of the ...