After a student was fatally struck by a rush hour Metra train, the village of Barrington is working to enchanted safety measures at rail crossings through education, increased signage and potential pedestrian gates and underpasses.
Lead can be a useful metal, but in drinking water, it can cause long-term health damage to people. And because lead in drinking water comes primarily from water lines made of lead, water utilities in Indiana are required this year to make an inventory of their lead service lines. Customers may be asked to help […]
Oak Brook is planning a $4.68 million water main replacement project for the Briarwood subdivision in the village. Staff has been OK’d by the Village Board to seek bids on the project, which is expected to start by early April 2024, said Timothy O’Malley, Oak Brook’s interim public works director. “The startup will depend on the weather and if there are supply chain issues that could cause a delay,” he said. O’Malley said the project is planned now because there have been numerous breaks in the water main serving Briarwood over the past few years. “This project is a coordinated […]
Sisters who for 5 years have put on Magical Keys Christmas Extravaganza at St. Fabian are opening a nonprofit studio in Palos Hills
A South Shore man was charged with two counts of armed robbery that happened in recent days in the Rogers Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Joshua Horn-Brown, 30, also was charged with one felony count of armed habitual criminal. Brown was arrested Monday after he was identified as the person who robbed a 22-year-old woman […]
This will be the all-volunteer Jeff committee’s 50th anniversary in recognizing Chicago’s Non-Equity theater.
Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a death by Chicago police. The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured […]
Diamond DeShields, a member of the 2021 championship team, has signed a contract to return to the Chicago Sky, the team announced Monday.
Lake Central’s Mario Orueta went to the 2022 state meet as a spectator. That’s when he decided he didn’t want to watch anymore.
Last month, LFC announced it received a $1.2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation for HUMAN (Human Understanding of the Machine-Assisted Nexus) in what will be a multi-year program focusing on AI and the study of humanities.