Hearing on Trump assassination attempts says Pennsylvania failure was by Secret Service

Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their first hearing Thursday that the Secret Service, not local authorities, was responsible for the failures in planning and communications that led to a gunman being able to open fire on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.

Toxic chemicals at Homewood nature preserve prompt calls for EPA intervention

After starting out as a 30-acre site just off Halsted Street on the outskirts of the old Washington Park Racetrack, Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve has become a cornerstone of activity in the village and a vibrant community greenspace that now encompasses 193 acres. The preserve is home to more than 100 bird species and attracts […]

Proposal calls for public-private partnership to oversee future public art projects in Naperville

Naperville is charting a new path forward for how public art in town is created and maintained. Rather than relying on outside support to commission and manage public art in the city, which is what Naperville has done for more than two decades, the process will become the responsibility of a public-private partnership.