Articles filed under Chicago Tribune
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A 5-foot-9 quarterback with college offers, Naperville North’s Colasante shows what he can do vs. DeKalbOct 03, 2026 7:41 am - Naperville North senior Dante Colasante is on the short side for a quarterback. But the 5-foot-9, 170-pound left-hander is long on talent and desire. “He’s been a quarter...
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Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain, who has been missing from the public eye for months, announces his retirementOct 02, 2026 5:44 pm - The Kane County sheriff, who has been missing from the public eye for around six months, announced Friday that he’s stepping down to “focus on his health and to ensure continuity of leadership.”
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Six Flags Fright Fest promises Halloween scares to close out 50th seasonOct 02, 2026 1:18 pm - As the weather begins to cool and pumpkins start to pop up on porches, the Halloween season has returned to Six Flags Great America, with the 35th season of the popular Fright Fest running through Nov. 1.
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Charges dropped in case of newborn’s remains found in suitcase: ‘Our hearts break for the child’Oct 02, 2026 12:53 pm - Lake County prosecutors dropped charges this week against a Washington state woman who they say left the body of her newborn in a suitcase at the Riverwoods home of relatives.
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Mah-jongg and champagne lounge coming to NapervilleOct 02, 2026 12:08 pm - A new mah-jongg and champagne lounge is coming to Naperville’s 5th Avenue Station later this year.
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‘If not here, then where?’: Teen promoting sustainable farms to consumersOct 02, 2026 11:19 am - Lake Forest High School senior Ben Rattin believes modern farming practices harm the planet’s climate and negatively affect the soil and the people who consume products grown using “industrial” agriculture methods.
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Review: ‘Operation Mincemeat’ at CIBC Theatre spins a true wartime story into a nutty musicalOct 02, 2026 10:43 am - In 1943, the British intelligence service, MI6, came up with a wacky strategy to trick Adolf Hitler into thinking the Allies planned to invade Greece and Sardinia (not tr...
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Chicago Blackhawks lose 2nd straight game — and have been outscored 11-2 to start the seasonOct 02, 2026 7:51 am - SALT LAKE CITY — That was ugly. The Chicago Blackhawks were coming off a less-than-ideal season opener to Vegas, where the Stanley Cup runner-ups cruised to a 5-2 win. Th...
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First hearing held on appeal of decision to put Aurora recall referendum question on fall ballotOct 01, 2026 5:41 pm - An appeal of the Aurora Electoral Board’s decision to place an Aurora recall referendum question on the November ballot had its first hearing in Kane County Circuit Court Thursday morning.
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NFL commissioner meets with Pritzker, state lawmakers, renewing hopes for Arlington Heights stadiumOct 01, 2026 4:53 pm - For the first time, Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois legislative leaders met in person on Thursday with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and a Chicago Bears representative — the latest sign that the team hasn’t given up on a possible option to keep the Bears in Illinois.