The Aurora City Council has named Will F. White to fill the alderman-at-large vacancy created when John Laesch became mayor.
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Illinois House passes bill allowing terminally ill people to end their lives with physician’s help
Legislation that would allow terminally ill people to end their lives with the help of a doctor was passed by the Illinois House and now heads to the Senate.
Highland council may have skirted open meeting law
The Highland Town Council on Tuesday night revealed that it may have violated the state’s Open-Door law by conducting town business outside a formal setting.
Donna Vickroy: At 78, suburban ‘Butterfly Man’ still releasing thousands of monarchs and swallowtails
Bob Erlich, an Evergreen Park resident, has devoted his retirement years to promoting and caring for butterflies — and teaching others to do the same.
Review: BOOM CRACK! Dance’s ‘Bruta’ finds the potent potential of hip hop
This company’s full-length productions are few and far between. “Bruta” feels special, but Edge Theater is perhaps a too-small venue for what it is trying to do and say.
Illinois Senate to weigh measure prohibiting public schools from denying students based on immigration status
Illinois lawmakers are advancing a bill that would prohibit public schools from denying a student’s access to free education based on that child’s immigration status or that of their parents.
Perú reduce en más de 2.397 kilómetros cuadrados el área de la reserva de las Líneas de Nazca
Associated Press LIMA (AP) — El Ministerio de Cultura de Perú anunció el viernes que redujo en más de 2.397 kilómetros cuadrados la reserva de las Líneas de Nazca y acotó que ese cambio no “altera ni afecta” el área inscrita como Sitio del Patrimonio Mundial ni su zona de amortiguamiento aledaña que la protege, […]
US Rep. Frank Mrvan vows to fight Trump’s ‘authoritarian approach,’ GOP’s ‘cruel’ spending cuts
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan promised to fight President Donald Trump’s “authoritarian approach” as he spoke Thursday of drastic budget cuts.
Photos: The return of ‘Chonkosaurus’ the snapping turtle
The famed snapping turtle, dubbed “Chonkosaurus” by internet commentators when pictures of her basking on a Chicago River pylon first went viral in summer 2023, has reappeared.
Century-old Mundelein firetruck prepared for countywide tour; ‘It has personality’
This year, Old Number One is scheduled to be at almost 40 Lake County events.