Michael Penix Jr. received a congratulatory call from fellow quarterback Kirk Cousins even as Cousins’ agent was second-guessing the Atlanta Falcons’ surprise draft pick.
A Colorado judge has sentenced a former paramedic to probation in the death of Elijah McClain.
Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.
Teachers, parents and students packed the Hinsdale South High School cafeteria during Thursday’s District 86 School Board Meeting, following calls by the Illinois Education Association (IEA) and Hinsdale High School Teachers’ Association (HHSTA) to reorganize district’s board of education, and appoint a new board president.
A Merrillville tow truck driver was convicted late Thursday of hitting and killing a 19-year-old teen.
With warm weather fast approaching, we turn our attention to one of summer’s best-loved treats: ice cream.
Quite a bit of ice cream was once produced in Naperville and enjoyed at the Prince Castle/Cock Robin shops found here and in other area communities.
Childhood friends Walter Fredenhagen and Earl Prince formed a partnership nearly 100 years ago when they decided to try their hand at selling ice cream directly to customers rather than serving as a middleman operation selling to other shops.
The IRS said Friday that more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program and participants saved roughly $5.6 million in fees they would have otherwise spent with commercial tax preparation companies.
A multifaceted emergency services consolidation is underway in Lake County, joining a dozen municipalities’ dispatch centers with the goal to provide quicker response times and more effective emergency services.
Students at Hammond Central High School and Scott Middle School staged a mid-day walkout Friday to protest proposed staffing cuts and school closures in the financially-troubled School City of Hammond, Northwest Indiana’s largest district.
Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week’s arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University.