While the department had asked for funding for six more patrol officers, the recommended budget includes money for one additional street cop, according to Hannah Lipman, assistant village manager.
Lincolnwood Public Library cardholders can enjoy a soiree featuring wine and books Friday evening at at “Literature & Libations: A Book & Wine Tasting” from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Cardholders must be 21 or older and register on the library’s website by Thursday night for the evening. Library officials said in a news release that library staff will be available at tables grouped by book genre, ready and willing to have conversations about that genre. “What excites me most about bringing this program to Lincolnwood Library is the opportunity for staff and patrons to make personal connections in a more […]
Former football star and celebrity criminal defendant O.J. Simpson was cremated Wednesday, the lawyer handling his estate said following his death last week at home in Las Vegas at age 76.
A man faces rape charges after sexually assaulting two people inside a Gary home. Thomas West, 36, of Calumet Park, Illinois, who is also known as Sheldon Williams, was charged Tuesday with multiple felonies. He is in custody, held without bond. He faces two counts of rape, both Level 3 felonies; one count of criminal confinement, a Level 5 felony; one count of strangulation, a Level 6 felony; one count of intimidation, a Level 6 felony; one count of intimidation, a Level 6 felony; and two counts of criminal confinement, a Level 6 felony. Gary Police responded April 14 to […]
A depleted Chicago Cubs bullpen got reinforcements before Wednesday’s series final in Arizona with right-handers Hayden Wesneski and Colten Brewer called up from Triple-A Iowa.
Evergreen Park High School received the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation, a gesture the school says reiterates the importance of music education in its classroom.
President Joe Biden is promising to block the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japan company, saying it “should remain a totally American company. American-owned, American operated.”
The Tar Heel State now joins an exclusive club of U.S. states that allows online sports betting. bet365, one of the worldwide leaders in sports betting, is live in North Carolina with a unique dual offer structure. Unlike some other sportsbooks that have a variety of different bonus codes for each promotion, there’s just one […]
DuPage County’s Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois Chicago launched a new joint institute for sustainability Wednesday.
Organ donors’ families and Northwest Health – Porter officials made the case Thursday for signing up as organ donors.