News
-
Most suburban schools report special ed student growthMay 10, 2024 10:13 pm - The need for special education services in suburban school districts is on the rise, according to newly released data from the Illinois State Board of Education. A Daily...
-
‘A Mother’s Love’: Palatine singer-songwriter created a tribute to the grandmother she never knew as a gift to her momMay 10, 2024 10:08 pm - Every Mother’s Day, Lisa Medina would see a tear in her mother’s eye as she thought of her own mom. “The way she would talk about her, it sounded so much like my own mom,...
-
Naperville fifth-grader places 10th in National InvestWrite CompetitionMay 10, 2024 9:39 pm - Advik Dhand, a fifth-grader at Fry Elementary School in Naperville, Illinois, recently defied the odds by creating a high-powered investment portfolio that could make Wa...
-
Stateville may close as early as September under Pritzker’s prison plan
May 10, 2024 9:18 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Stateville Correctional Center could close as early as September under a plan laid out by Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration on Friday. Top officials with th...
-
Lake Zurich man facing child porn ordered held without bailMay 10, 2024 8:17 pm - A Lake Zurich man facing child pornography charges will remain jailed until his trial, a judge ordered. Jared Honegger, 24, was ordered held indefinitely Thursday by Judg...
-
Kids make Mother’s Day cards at Wheaton libraryMay 10, 2024 8:09 pm - A drop-in craft event gave families and caregivers a chance to make Mother’s Day cards together at the Wheaton Public Library Friday. Tina Bartenfelder, youth services li...
-
Schwingbeck declares candidacy for Arlington Heights mayorMay 10, 2024 5:50 pm - Arlington Heights Trustee Tom Schwingbeck has declared his candidacy for mayor — now the second person in town to show interest in the elected position held by Tom Hayes ...
-
DuPage County clerk to county: Pay my billsMay 10, 2024 5:39 pm - DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek is threatening a legal fight unless existing bills for her office are paid and the county auditor is no longer involved in approving fu...
-
Congressional Gold Medal recipient Bluestein to marshal Hoffman Estates’ July 4th ParadeMay 10, 2024 4:57 pm - Two months after receiving the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington, D.C., 100-year-old Hoffman Estates resident Bernie Bluestein has been named honorary marshal of his...
-
Legislation could help lower concrete’s carbon footprint in Illinois: ‘It’s literally what the world is made out of’May 10, 2024 4:53 pm - Lawmakers and advocates are looking to offset greenhouse gas emissions from one of the world’s most consumed materials second only to water — concrete. The building mate...