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An Amtrak train sits at Union Station on Dec. 9, 2024. Construction is beginning on rail platforms that once were used for U.S. mail trains to return them to active use. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Amtrak to convert historical mail platforms at Union Station into passenger boarding areas

The level-boarding platforms will enable Amtrak travelers to get in and out of trains without stairs or lifts, and indirectly benefit Metra riders.

Hersey players celebrate their 31-21 victory over Glenbard West with the student section following the Class 7A second round football playoff game in Arlington Heights on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 ahead of the IHSA state quarterfinals

No. 2 Mount Carmel will travel to No. 1 Lincoln-Way East on Saturday, but that’s not the only game featuring two ranked teams in the quarterfinals of the Illinois High School Association football playoffs.

WW South quarterback Rogers is someone to believe in

Wheaton Warrenville South junior quarterback A.J. Rogers nearly quit the sport as a kid. Now he’s leading the Tigers to the Class 6A quarterfinals.

The village of Vernon Hills shared a preliminary rendering of a new Scout dealership proposed for the former Bally Total Fitness building on Route 60. (Scout Motors Inc.)

Scout Motors dealership plan gets informal thumbs-up in Vernon Hills

A proposal to revive and expand the long vacant Bally Total Fitness building fronting Route 60 west of Deerpath Drive as a build-to-order dealership for Scout vehicles has the informal support of village leaders.

Eric Simms, right, gets a Hemp THC-infused mocha latte from store manager Mireya Coriano at Chitiva in the South Loop on Monday. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Illinois agrees to delay enforcing hemp ban for some businesses amid lawsuit

Illinois has agreed to temporarily delay enforcement of its expected restrictions on sales of intoxicating hemp products for a number of businesses that sued to stop it, according to a court filing.

Among the developments made possible by the Rand Road Corridor TIF was Arlington Toyota's move into Palatine. (Steve Zalusky/Daily Herald)

Palatine retires Rand Road Corridor TIF District

Palatine council members voted to dissolve its Rand Road Corridor Tax Increment Financing District this week. Village officials at Monday’s meeting pointed to its successes not only in growing the village’s property tax base, but also spurring sales tax revenues.

Demonstrators protested loudly Monday night outside Mundelein village hall, shown here in 2018. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald)

Loud demonstration at Mundelein village hall prompts police response

A loud demonstration outside Mundelein village hall Monday night prompted a large deployment of police officers wearing riot helmets.

Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. (Mick Zawislak/Daily Herald)

‘Enough is enough’: Waukegan mayor calls for sale of Vista Medical Center East

Amid new reports of payroll delays at Vista Medical Center East and the Illinois Department of Public Health no longer allowing ambulances to transport patients there, Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham said he has run out of patience with Vista owner American Healthcare Systems.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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