Teachers in Elgin Area School District U-46 will be getting more pay and more planning time in a four-year deal approved by school board members Monday.
Day: February 6, 2024
Dolton trustees override Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s veto of budget cuts
The 4-2 vote came after a three-hour meeting that began with Mayor Tiffany Henyard announcing her veto of the action taken at the Jan. 2 Village Board meeting, where trustees, also by a 4-2 vote, approved the spending plan.
Three charged in murder, carjacking spree that could bring federal death penalty
Federal prosecutors have charged three Chicago residents in a 2020 carjacking and murder spree that terrorized victims over the course of a week
Assessor contributes $100K to Super PAC in fight with tax appeal commissioner
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi made the $100,000 infusion in an apparent escalation in his fight against an adversary on the county’s Board of Review.
Jussie Smollett asks Illinois high court to hear appeal of convictions for lying about hate crime
Actor Jussie Smollett has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to intervene in his yearslong legal battle stemming from charges that he staged a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lied about it to Chicago police.
More federal dollars sought for safer crossing at Grand Avenue railroad tracks
Work continues on the Grand Gateway project focused on improving public safety where Grand Avenue crosses the Metra/Canadian Pacific in Elmwood Park, and area federal legislators have taken the issue to Washington to tout the importance of the needed upgrades — and ask for more money to pay for them. Elmwood Park village leaders shared on the town’s Facebook Page a video of U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, D-Chicago, asking the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds to improve more rail grade crossings. “The Grand Avenue grade crossing in the village of […]
Blackhawks to host Winter Classic at Wrigley Field
The Blackhawks will host the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field next season and play the St. Louis Blues.
Final lap for some Scouts at the Winnetka Pinewood Derby
It took about 30 minutes for nearly 30 handmade cars to take turns rolling down a nearly 50-foot aluminum track on Jan. 31 at the Cub Scout Pack 18 Pinewood Derby in Winnetka at Winnetka Presbyterian Church. “It’s a decent turnout for us, pretty good,” said Cubmaster Khalid Ghantous of Winnetka. “We have a lot […]
15-minute conversation with investigators can be used in man's murder trial, judge rules
Whatever a Minnesota man charged in the 1972 killing of a Naperville teenager said to investigators during a 15-minute conversation at the police station can be used at trial as long as those statements don’t tie back to statements already ruled inadmissible.
Chicago Sky’s trade of Kahleah Copper is a logical rebuild step — but there’s no logic in love
For the past year, the Chicago Sky’s sole focus has been building a team for the star who stayed. But Tuesday, Kahleah Copper was traded to the Phoenix Mercury.