Palatine Stables supporters raised concerns this week about the welfare of the horses that must change homes when the facility closes at the end of November.
Day: August 13, 2024
Festivals Aug. 16-22: Taste of Glen Ellyn, Little Bear Ribfest, ZooBrew and more
Mark your calendars for Naper Nights, Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine Fine Arts Festival, ZooBrew, Little Bear Ribfest, Elburn Days, Grayslake Summer Days and more happening this week.
Gary man, now 20, may avoid prison in plea deal for firing back at unknown shooter at ‘22 West Side graduation
When an unknown man shot at a group including Joshua Hughes just after West Side’s June 5, 2022 high school graduation ceremony at the Railcats stadium, he and his younger brother took out guns and fired back.
Drive-thru cannabis? Dispensary opening in Harwood Heights hopes to be Illinois’ first
A cannabis dispensary which opened this week in Harwood Heights hopes to provide the first drive-thru cannabis in Illinois, if state legislators working to legalize it are successful.
Immigrants are becoming US citizens at fastest clip in years
The federal government is processing U.S. citizenship requests at the fastest clip in a decade, moving rapidly through a backlog that built up during the Trump administration and the pandemic.
Volunteers make 136-year-old Schaumburg schoolhouse a little red all over again
The 136-year-old red schoolhouse that’s the face of St. Peter Lutheran School in Schaumburg will be living up to its traditional description after volunteers provided a fresh coat of paint.
Chicago Bears training camp report: How much will starters play the rest of preseason in light of J.J. McCarthy’s knee injury?
Pending knee surgery for Minnesota Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy is a good reminder for the Chicago Bears of the risks of playing starters in the preseason.
Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanic Garden to host 9th Global Botanic Gardens Congress in 2027
The Morton Arboretum in Lisle and the Chicago Botanic Garden have been selected to joint host the Global Botanic Gardens Congress in summer 2027, the institutions announced last week.
Midwestern farmers who say yes to solar power face neighbors’ wrath
As renewable energy proposals have flooded the flat, sunny and windy sweeps of Midwest farmland, they have sharply divided tight-knit rural communities.
Park District of La Grange board approves asking voters permission to borrow $13.86 million for renovation projects
The Park District of La Grange Board of Commissioners Monday unanimously voted to ask voters on the November 5 ballot voters to approve $13.86 million in bonds to renovate district parks.