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A balm for the bereaved: Geneva woman seeks to install wind phone where grieving people can ‘talk’ to lost loved ones

By Barbara Vitello
Aug 16, 2025 12:15 pm - A Geneva mother seeks to establish a wind phone, a disconnected phone that allows grieving people to “talk” with their departed loved ones, in her community in honor of her 18-year-old son James who died unexpectedly in 2021.
Politicians must prioritize saving public transit

By Elliot Richardson
Aug 16, 2025 10:45 am - Access. That one word summarizes why public transportation is so crucial to small businesses across the region.
Texas GOP chair says Illinois is winnable ‘purple state’

By Peter Hancock
Aug 16, 2025 4:00 am - Texas GOP chairman says Illinois is winnable for Republicans in 2026 due to Trump's improving results there. He pointed to Trump getting 43.5% of the Illinois vote in 2024.
Joining the fray: Candidates for governor, Senate lead GOP surge for state offices

By Ben Szalinski
Aug 16, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois Republicans held their annual events around the Illinois State Fair on Thursday, with former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy launching a U.S. Senate campaign and Ted Dabrowski, the president of conservative research group Wirepoints, announcing he will launch a campaign for governor.
9-year-old sets up stand, offers free compliments to anyone who stops by

By Sydney Page
Aug 16, 2025 4:00 am - 9-year-old Ethan Wargo sets up a compliment stand in his front yard, offering free, personalized compliments to anyone who stops to chat. His kindness goes viral.
Ukraine attacks Russian refinery with Trump, Putin set to meet

Aug 15, 2025 9:07 pm - Ukraine attacked another Russian refinery just as Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are poised to meet in Alaska on Friday to discuss a potential ceasefire. The strike on t...
Trump administration agrees to keep DC police chief in place, but with immigration enforcement order

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and STEPHEN GROVES
Aug 15, 2025 8:48 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday reversed course and agreed to leave the Washington, D.C., police chief in control of the department, while Attorney Genera...
This back-to-school season, educators prepare for ICE encounters

By Tobi Raji and Angie Orellana Hernandez
Aug 15, 2025 8:38 pm - As tens of millions of U.S. public school students begin a new academic year, some of the nation’s largest school districts are taking steps to shield them from President Donald Trump’s expansive deportation operation.
District 207 students earn medals at Local ACT-SO Competition

Submitted by Maine Township High School District 207
Aug 15, 2025 6:53 pm - Three Maine Township High School District 207 students won medals at a recent NAACP competition. The program aims to empower youth and provide recognition for academic and artistic talents.
GPS program examines family dynamics and student success

By Nathan Lindquist, Glenbard District 87
Aug 15, 2025 6:30 pm - On Aug. 26, New York Times columnist Susan Dominus presents "Family Dynamic: How to Support Students to Aim High, Dream Big, and Succeed" with GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families.

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