All three are in custody in connection with the shooting death of Yessenia Novia-Poveda, who was struck by gunfire and died on Sept. 17.
Day: October 30, 2024
Contract for more than 1,000 city workers in the balance as unions spar, point fingers at city
City workers who are members of SEIU Local 73 bargain their contracts jointly with city employees who are members of IBEW Local 21.
Volunteers invited to help protect Volo Bog; ‘Protecting this place has an outsized impact in keeping unique and rare species around’
On Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., volunteers will help take care of Volo Bog, one of Lake County’s few remaining bogs, and remove invasive species threatening the unique wildlife of the site.
Bartlett elementary principal placed on leave by U-46; second Bartlett prinicpal to face such action
Matthew Palcer, principal of Centennial Elementary School in Bartlett, was placed on administrative leave effective Monday, School District U-46 officials confirmed Wednesday afternoon.
Indicted Riverdale Mayor Lawrence Jackson seeks reelection, faces 2 primary challengers
Michael Airhart and Rena Poulos will challenge Lawrence Jackson, who was charged last year for perjury and obstruction of justice.
Billy Corgan’s mother-in-law injured when car crashes into his Highland Park tea shop
Corgan’s wife, Chloe Mendel Corgan, said her mother, Jenny, and the Corgans’ young son, Augustus, were having lunch when the crash happened.
Around the Southland: Pumpkin Day fun in Rich Township, Reavis students lauded, more
News from around the Southland includes items from Park Forest, Matteson, Burbank, Will County, Orland Park, Frankfort, Palos Hills and Chicago Heights.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s property tax hike gets opposition, caution from aldermen
That tax hike instantly led a large group of aldermen to outright oppose Mayor Johnson’s budget proposal and say their constituents cannot bear the cost.
Three Michigan residents arrested in Highland after Lake County pursuit
Three people from Grand Rapids, Michigan, are in custody after a pursuit with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department that started Tuesday night on Interstate 80 and ended in the front yard of a Highland home, police said.
‘He had a huge heart’: Elk Grove Village native remembered for making people’s experiences special with balloons
It’s rare to launch a career at 14, but that’s what Thomas DeLorenzo did when he started Balloons By Tommy.