Woodridge
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Constable: Priest says tornadoes are not acts of his GodJun 24, 2021 5:30 am - The randomness of tornadoes is difficult to explain, says a priest who ministered through one of our state's deadliest storms in 1990. He heard the questions then. Why d...
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Tornado-damaged Skeleton Key Brewery gets help from friends, competitorsJun 24, 2021 4:00 am - Offers to help Skeleton Key Brewery came pouring in after the Woodridge business sustained devastating damage from a tornado late Sunday night. In particular, members of...
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Pregnant Woodridge woman severely injured, loses unborn child to tornado traumaJun 24, 2021 1:00 am - A tree that crashed through a Woodridge house during the tornado Sunday night caused lasting damage beyond repair for one family. Katie Wilson was pregnant with her seco...
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1st Infantry Division Band to perform June 30 at First Division MuseumJun 23, 2021 11:00 pm - The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park welcomes the 1st Infantry Division Band at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 30. The free one-hour concert will take place in the Tank P...
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'Date With History' to feature highly decorated Vietnam combat aviator July 1Jun 23, 2021 11:00 pm - Cantigny's "Virtual Date With History" series continues with "Low Level Hell: A Scout Pilot in the Big Red One" on Thursday, July 1. The program will begin at 7 p.m. on ...
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Students' physical, emotional health and wellness drives Metea Valley PE teacherJun 23, 2021 6:00 am - Meredith Jordan lives by the mantra "Practice what you preach." The physical education teacher wholeheartedly believes in the importance of maintaining a healthy lifesty...
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Local BBB offers tips to avoid "storm chaser" scamsJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - The Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois (BBB) has offered up a list of tips for victims of severe storms so they can avoid being scammed by shoddy co...
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Storm chasers, Darien police sergeant helped kennel owner rescue dogs after tornadoJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - The one-mile drive from Sue Kushta's home to her business in Woodridge felt like an eternity. After a punishing tornado blew through town Sunday night, Kushta raced thr...
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How Chicago-area storm chasers tracked Sunday's tornado in Naperville, WoodridgeJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - The conditions were ripe for severe weather Sunday night as storm chaser Curtis Lergner and his team headed home after tracking a tornado in Iowa. But he wasn't expectin...
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AARP analysis finds 10% of Black older adults in Illinois lack health insuranceJun 22, 2021 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -A new analysis from AARP's Public Policy Institute finds that nearly half of older adults in the U.S. purchasing health insurance through the nongroup health...