Among its projects for this summer, the district will construct secure entryways at 11 of its elementary schools.
Indian Prairie District 204 school board OKs more summer projects, totaling over $15.5 million
Day: March 11, 2025
O’Donnell: Song of media choir, Bears ‘won’ offseason
Jim O’Donnell: Despite last season’s humiliations, the media are already calling the Bears’ offseason a victory.
Hundreds protest arrest of Palestinian green card holder who helped lead Columbia encampment
At least 250 people gathered Tuesday afternoon in Chicago’s Federal Plaza for an “emergency protest” against the arrest and possible deportation of an activist who helped lead Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian encampment in New York. Demonstrators rallied behind signs that read “Protecting students is freedom of speech” and called for Mahmoud Khalil’s release. One speaker drew […]
Not so magically delicious: Kennedy Expressway fix returns on St. Pat’s Day, outbound lanes the focus
The final leg of Kennedy work on the outbound lanes begins Monday. Project costs now estimated at $169 million.
Colombiano Osorio destituido por Tijuana de la primera división mexicana
Por CARLOS RODRÍGUEZ CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — El entrenador colombiano Juan Carlos Osorio fue cesado como técnico de Tijuana dos días después de que perdió por octava ocasión en 11 partidos del torneo Clausura mexicano, anunció el equipo el martes. Osorio deja a los Xolos con apenas siete puntos y en el fondo de […]
Daily Horoscope for March 12, 2025
We all have an assignment today. The Moon is marching into efficient Virgo, driving us to be our most capable selves, but the real work arrives when the Sun conjoins Saturn in Pisces at 6:29 am EDT. This once-a-year angle is forcing us to examine how we must grow and evolve in order to become the best version of ourselves. We can make it happen by following our intuition. The Moon closes things out with a quincunx to Pluto, inspiring further transformation.
Column: Matt Shaw passes his Chicago Cubs audition, while White Sox’s Colson Montgomery waits
Chicago Cubs’ Matt Shaw and White Sox’s Colson Montgomery are top draft picks who should have bright futures. But winning a job in spring training is a crapshoot.
‘Silos’ and ‘steamrollers’: Rival plans to save Metra, Pace and the CTA go under the microscope
Illinois state senators put rival plans to rescue transit in the Chicago region under the microscope Tuesday.
Measles cases are still rising in Texas. Here’s what you should know about the contagious virus
Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is preventable through vaccines, and has been considered eliminated from the U.S. since 2000.
Photos: Logan Square venue hosts a monthly puzzle race
On Sunday, teams of up to four people competed in the monthly puzzle race at Snakes & Lattes Chicago. Lizzy Alvarez and Maddie Bouchie, two of the first place winners of the event, will travel to a national puzzle competition in Washington D.C.