Mount Prospect Elementary School District 57 is trying to keep taxpayers in the loop about the progress on construction of a replacement for Lincoln Middle School and the addition to the Westbrook School for Young Learners.
Day: January 2, 2025
Opioid overdose deaths plummeted in Cook County in 2024
Opioid overdose deaths in Cook County dropped dramatically in 2024, according to preliminary data from the medical examiner’s office.
Construction complete on Station 250 multifamily development in Mundelein
Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, recently completed construction on Station 250, an upscale multifamily development in Mundelein.
Apple users could soon see payout as company agrees to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping and recording conversations
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its devices.
Support rolls in for La Grange Park family affected by house fire
A late December house fire that claimed the life of a family’s dog in La Grange Park has resulted in an outpouring of support.
Man charged in Park Forest double homicide detained as prosecutors share details
Police said Coleman Franklin, charged in a Park Forest double homicide, was living with the two victims and dating one of them.
Hugo Jacobo: Latino leaders failed CPS CEO Pedro Martinez — and our community
Chicago’s Latino elected leaders failed our community by not doing more to save Pedro Martinez’s position at Chicago Public Schools.
Batavia woman charged with financial exploitation of elderly family member
A Batavia woman faces charges alleging she stole more than $50,000 from an elderly family member, according to police and court records.
City of Aurora to open new health clinic for its employees
Staff said this clinic, which will be operated by Marathon Health, should both save the city money on health insurance costs and provide high-quality, accessible health care for the city’s employees.
Lake County Bar Association honors a dozen attorneys who died in 2024
When Kerry Pangere was 14 — a freshman in high school in the early 1980s — her dad John Pangere started law school at Valparaiso University. There was one problem — he was blind. So, she and her mother helped him by recording his law school texts.