A five-vehicle pileup in Palatine sent four people to hospitals with nonlife-threatening injuries Thursday, police said.
Day: May 9, 2024
This week in baseball featured two debuts by suburban natives
Two area players made MLB debuts in the same week, as Hersey grad Brett Harris homered for the A’s and Willowbrook’s Chris Roycroft pitched for the Cardinals.
Measure to create new state agency for childhood services now on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk
The Illinois House passed a measure to consolidate early childhood services under a single agency, paving the way for the creation of a new state Department of Early Childhood.
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss discusses Northwestern partnership, government overreach in State of City address
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss tackled several topics at the 2024 State of the City address including the city’s response to pro-Palestine protesters at Northwestern University, the future of the city’s relationship with the school and building up the city’s affordable housing stock. His speech began with an anecdote in government overreach. He cited the example […]
FBI warns that foreign adversaries could use AI to spread disinformation about US elections
A senior FBI official says the agency is concerned that foreign adversaries could deploy artificial intelligence as a way to interfere in American elections.
The Way We Were: Washing clothes no easy task for those who had only a tub and ringer to do the work
This photograph of women doing laundry outside was likely taken sometime in the late 1800s or early 1900s. It’s part of Naper Settlement’s collection, provided to the Naperville history museum by the Stark family.
US says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid
Biden last week put on hold a shipment of large bombs to Israel over concerns the weapons would cause significant civilian casualties in Gaza.
Aurora City Council to vote on financing fiber route to Habitat for Humanity subdivision
Aldermen are expected to approve next week a resolution to spend $243,686 with NTI National Technologies, of Downers Grove, to build the fiber connection to the city’s network, instead of leasing space on Kane County’s fiber network as was originally planned.
A Pint for Kim: Saving lives and honoring a Naperville mom
A few weeks before Kimberley Benedyk Sandford went into hospice care, she made it home from the hospital to bake cookies with her young sons.
Grand opening celebration set at Aurora ice cream parlor
Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, which opened in Aurora in March, has a variety of activities planned for its grand opening celebration this weekend.