One day, the rabbi will give them a fitting burial. Aaron Melman has yet to reach that point: to lay to rest the work boots he wore ministering to New York City firefighters at the devastated World Trade Center on Sept. 12, 2001. "I haven't worn the...

Climate change is now a climate emergency, but local action plan is giving us a road map. Science matters! We have seen that during the pandemic: Scientists tells us if we get vaccinated and wear masks when needed, we would have a better chance at g...

As a citizen, a grandparent and as a former mayor and school board member who understands the importance of making policy based on what is in the best interest of all who are affected by a policy, I have believed in supporting mask mandates for our ...

As one specialized team of Illinois firefighters headed home from hurricane-ravaged Louisiana on Monday, another group prepared for deployment. Forty-five members of the Illinois Urban Search and Rescue Team spent nearly a week in Louisiana, assigne...

Aleck Johnsen grew up on a farm near Green Bay, Wisconsin, milking cows until he was 19 years old. That was when he was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Corps on Dec. 7, 1943, exactly two years to the day after the Pearl Harbor attack. “We were at w...

Paul Gibbs spent most of his life in his hometown of New Castle, England, going to school there and playing on a variety of semipro soccer teams. So, what brought the new head coach of the Glenbrook North Spartan boys soccer program over to the Sta...

The hardest part of writing this story was just getting in touch with the man they call "Coach J." It took almost two weeks to track him down; he has a busier schedule than most. In fact, I got quite familiar with his voice message memo (note: even ...

Four Northwest suburban libraries will share more than $361,000 in new state grants, a state lawmaker has announced. The Schaumburg Township District Library will get about $187,102. The Des Plaines Public Library will receive more than $86,086. The...

Five months ago, North Coast Music Fest organizers released a monster of an early lineup, announcing tickets would be going on sale for the Labor Day weekend EDM festival. It was a risk — expanding to three days from two and moving to a new venue i...

As the North Suburban YMCA responds to the community's evolving social needs through its core values of support, inclusivity, and positive impact, a group of Y staff members recently attended a comprehensive workshop on gender training. The "Gender...