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Batavia’s Darin Ashiru (0) breaks free from the defense after a catch against Maine South during a game in Batavia on Aug. 21, 2026. (Jeremy Toney/for the The Beacon-News)

Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 3

Sandburg soars into the Top 10 following a win over Montini, while Lincoln-Way East rallies to remain No. 1.

About 230 truck drivers, maintenance workers and skilled laborers voted Wednesday to ratify a contract with a the Cook County Forest Preserve District, ending a 16-day strike. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald)

Teamsters end 16-day strike against Cook County forest preserve

A 16-day strike by more than 200 Forest Preserves of Cook County workers ended Wednesday, as members of Teamsters Local 700 voted to ratify a contract offer.

Leanne Redden

RTA chief announces retirement amid launch of new transit agency

The decision comes with “total confidence in where this agency is headed,” RTA chief Leanne Redden said. Her last day is yet to be determined.

Rev. Gerard T. Broccolo (Archdiocese of Chicago)

Former Arlington Heights priest, archdiocese leader dies at 87

The Rev. Gerard T. Broccolo, former pastor of St. James Parish in Arlington Heights and leader of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office of Divine Worship, died last month at 87, the archdiocese announced Wednesday.

Angry Chickz, a Nashville hot chicken concept from Los Angeles, is bringing the heat to Aurora with its first Illinois location Friday at 1167 N. Eola Road. (Angry Chickz)

The heat is on: Angry Chickz brings Nashville hot chicken to Aurora Friday with first Illinois location

Angry Chickz, a Nashville hot chicken concept from Los Angeles, is bringing the heat to Aurora with its first Illinois location.

A Chicago-bound Metra train departs the Roselle station this July. A new oversight agency, the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, assumed oversight of Metra, Pace and the CTA on Tuesday. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

NITA is in the driver’s seat for public transit with $8 million assist from consultants

Officials launched NITA, the oversight agency for Metra, Pace and CTA that replaces the RTA, Tuesday and debuted its website.

Madison Russo, 25, of Bartlett and her father leave the Cook County courthouse in Rolling Meadows after she pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to allegations she unlawfully recorded residents at a South Barrington memory care facility while they were naked. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

Bartlett woman pleads not guilty to recording patient nude at South Barrington memory care facility

A 25-year-old Bartlett woman charged with unlawfully recording residents at a South Barrington memory care facility while they were naked pleaded not guilty to the charges Tuesday in Rolling Meadows.

The soon-to-be L.L.Bean store at 336 S. Route 59 in Naperville's Westridge Court on Aug. 18. (Carolyn Stein/Naperville Sun)

L.L.Bean opens this month; soup dumplings and Uzbek food coming to Naperville

From restaurants to popular retail brands, new businesses have confirmed plans or opening dates for the fall in Naperville. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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