Participants and spectators alike enjoyed the Portage Fourth of July parade Thursday morning despite the light rain.
Day: July 4, 2024
Highland Park marches in first July 4 parade since mass shooting
Two years after a shooter killed seven people and injured dozens more at Highland Park’s Independence Day parade, the North Shore suburb is continuing to reckon with how to both honor the victims and celebrate the holiday.
Jelly Belly closing North Chicago plant, laying off 66 workers
Jelly Belly Candy Co. will close its plant in North Chicago about Oct. 11 and lay off 66 employees, according to its Chicago-based parent company Ferrara Candy.
Israel weighs Hamas’ latest response to Gaza cease-fire proposal as diplomatic efforts are revived
Israel’s Cabinet is set to convene to discuss Hamas’ latest response to a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire in Gaza.
Fresh Starts food truck hopes to offer second chance to the formally incarcerated
It might surprise those who have never been in prison but there is a significant amount of cooking going on inside. That’s why the Community Change Center has chosen a food truck initiative to provide second-chance employment, reduce stigma, and serve great diner-style food to those working in the justice system.
‘MaXXXine’ review: A porn star goes Hollywood as Ti West’s horror trilogy ends with a thud
After escaping a Texas porn star massacre, Mia Goth’s plucky rising star Maxine can’t save this letdown followup to “X” and “Pearl.”
Opened during Prohibition, Kane County bar celebrates 100th anniversary
The year was 1924, during the Prohibition era in the United States. Even though consuming alcoholic beverages was illegal, it didn’t stop Flora and Albert Mott from opening a bar in western Kane County.
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Paul Durica’s June 1924 finds
Immigration, intoxication and celebrations made headlines in Chicago 100 years ago.
Mokena Chamber honors longtime preschool teachers at Fourth of July parade
Grand Marshal Jim and Judy Sears help raise countless children from Mokena, Frankfort, New Lenox, Manhattan, Homer Glen, Tinley Park, Orland Park and Joliet.
Aurora Fourth of July parade all about ‘tradition and patriotism’
More than 75 units take part as the city salutes Independence Day.