Cook County
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'The person we all strive to be': Glenbrook North alum remembered as kind, hardworkingJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - For a school and community that has already experienced severe loss, the June 19 death of 2020 Glenbrook North graduate Tim St. John presented more pain. "It's devastati...
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Here's your pup-date: 2- and 4-legged supporters walk for Heartland Animal ShelterJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - More than 250 pet lovers and their four-legged friends participated in Heartland Animal Shelter's annual Walk of Love fundraiser on Saturday, June 18, at Potawatomi Wood...
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Cook County's $262 million budget surplus could cover next year's expected shortfallJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said the preliminary $8.1 billion budget for the upcoming 2023 fiscal year shows an $18.2 million shortfall. But Preckwinkle...
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'Giving back to the ecosystem': Elgin restaurant likes what it can do with copi (formerly Asian carp)Jun 23, 2022 1:00 am - As the old saying goes, you can't put lipstick on a pig. So why not just call it something else? That's the strategy for the much-maligned, invasive Asian carp, which wa...
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Apply to take part in Deerfield Citizens Police AcademyJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - Citizens Police Academy The Deerfield Police Department is signing people up for its fall Citizens Police Academy, which will run Aug. 24-Oct. 19. The Citizens Poli...
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GOP congressional candidate questions fairness of Biden's winJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - One of the two Republicans running for Illinois' 5th Congressional District seat denies that Joe Biden fairly won the presidency in 2020. The other GOP candidate in Tues...
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Rolling Meadows resident becomes city's new head librarianJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - A Rolling Meadows resident who has spent three decades working in libraries is the city's new head librarian. Kevin Medows, who started as a university music librarian b...
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Longtime Buffalo Grove deputy fire chief retiring; replacement namedJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - Longtime Buffalo Grove Deputy Fire Chief Bill Wagner will retire on July 2, ending a nearly 32-year career with the village and 38 years in the fire service. Wagner was...
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Former Highland Park quarterback Kopp tabbed to head Giants' football programJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - Quarterback. Quarterbacks coach. Offensive coordinator. Now head coach. It's Anthony Kopp's time. A graduate of Highland Park High School's Class of 2009, Kopp is a form...
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Constable: Trailblazing Deerfield rabbi still in pursuit of the spiritualJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - There were no female rabbis when Karyn Kedar was a kid, and that didn't matter. "I wanted to be a rabbi when I was 8 years old," says Kedar, 65, who recently retired aft...