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Local law enforcement agencies find success in crisis intervention teams, training

On April 9, Lake County sheriff’s deputies responded to the home near Deerfield of a man in a mental health crisis and armed with a gun. A caller had dialed 911 and feared the man would kill his child and the child’s mother, who were both in the home. When deputies arrived, the man allowed the mothe...

Republicans slam new state election law favoring incumbents

Growing the game: PGA instructor opens indoor Northwest Golf Academy in Barrington

Good News Sunday: How competition, camaraderie drive all-ages Elgin swim team

This Cub could have been a cowboy

St. Charles’ Dam Task Force raises questions on who owns the dam

Daredevils: It takes a ‘risk taker’ to soar over a bar as high as a house just for sport

Northwestern University Athletic Director Derrick Gragg watches the football team’s practice in Evanston, Ill., Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.

Jim O’Donnell: Nay, nay, nay — Northwestern says it’s not expecting athletic director Gragg to leave

RUMORS HAVE BEEN CRESCENDOING that Derrick Gragg will soon be departing as athletic director at Northwestern University. That ain't necessarily so, according to a NU ...

Softball: Third in state, then second — Antioch takes aim at state championship

Prior to coach Anthony Rocco’s arrival, the Antioch softball team wouldn’t exactly qualify as chopped liver. From 2005 through 2011, the Sequoits never had a losing seaso...

Edgy calm on campuses follows arrests and deals to end student protests

An edgy calm held on many college campuses Friday after more than two weeks of chaotic protests, following police crackdowns on encampments of demonstrators and a growing...

A Canadian National train sits at the railroad overpass over Route 45 just north of Route 176 in Mundelein on Friday. The rail company had planned to shut down the roadway next week to inspect the bridge, but the work has been postponed until the company gets a permit from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Why CN is delaying proposed Route 45 closure in Mundelein

A temporary closure of a busy stretch of Route 45 in Mundelein scheduled for next week has been postponed so a detour route can be developed, village officials said Frida...

The Gladstone Ridge horse farm takes up 37 acres along Leask Lane near Wheaton. The Bolger family has owned the property for decades, and the DuPage County Forest Preserve District has tried to buy it.

Horse farm near Wheaton could still become part of forest preserve

Will a horse farm near Wheaton be transformed into a neighborhood with dozens of houses or remain as open space by becoming part of the Danada Forest Preserve? The fate o...

In a video posted to the DuPage County Forest Preserve’s social media, forest preserve employees act out cicada life stages, complete with costumes and big, red, 3D-printed eyes.

DuPage County Forest Preserve video makes the cicada life cycle easy to understand

What does the life cycle of a cicada look like? What happens during the 17-year period between each emergence? The DuPage County Forest Preserve answers these questions a...

Girls soccer: Libertyville pulls away from Vernon Hills in 2nd half

Libertyville overcame a sluggish first half of soccer to record a 6-0 victory over visiting Vernon Hills Saturday afternoon at sunny Walter Johnson Stadium. The NSC-leadi...

Oakland Athletics third baseman Brett Harris throws to first for the out on Miami Marlins' Tim Anderson during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 3, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Harris becomes first Hersey graduate in majors

OAKLAND, Calif. — Brent Rooker hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night for their fifth straight vict...