Chase Obsorne is “super honored” to be named all-state but wants to keep his focus on Batavia’s defense playing its best.
Sure, Batavia’s Chase Osborne believes personal accolades are great. His deal? ‘Our defense is awesome as a whole.’
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Elon Musk’s budget crusade could cause a constitutional clash in Trump’s second term
When Elon Musk first suggested a new effort to cut the size of government, Donald Trump didn’t seem to take it seriously. His eventual name for the idea sounded like a joke too. It would be called the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a reference to an online meme featuring a surprised-looking dog from Japan.
Elgin News Digest: CPKC Holiday Train coming to Pingree Grove next week; book sale to be held Nov. 29-Dec. 1 at Gail Borden library
Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.
It’s been quite a year for Geneva’s Joe Pettit. And it all leads to the state semifinals. ‘I think we’re ready.’
Joe Pettit is a three-year starter who plays on both sides of the lines for the Vikings, who play Saturday vs. Cary-Grove.
‘Burst of accumulating snowfall’ and high winds causing slippery travel conditions in Chicago, national weather service says
A “burst of accumulating snowfall” hitting Chicago Thursday morning into early afternoon, will likely lead to slippery travel conditions, according to the National Weather Service. Kevin Doom, a meteorologist with Chicago’s weather service, said the snow — which is expected to be heavy at times — will spread north to south throughout the metro area. It will accumulate at a rate of about one inch per hour during the heaviest bursts in the morning and possibly stretching into the afternoon, he said. A winter weather advisory is in effect across Chicago and much of northern Illinois from 7 a.m. Thursday […]
DLGF denies Merrillville’s appeal to raise tax levy
Neither the Town of Merrillville nor its Fire Protection Territory will receive a levy boost from Department of Local Government Finance for 2025, as Town officials expected all along.
Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police.
‘A Man on the Inside’ review: A retiree becomes a retirement home spy
Ted Danson plays a widower who is lonely and adrift who starts working for a private eye undercover at a retirement community in this Netflix comedy from Mike Schur.
Benet’s Aniya Warren, a Purdue commit, is the 2024 Naperville Sun Girls Volleyball Player of the Year
Warren guided Benet back to the Class 4A state championship match.
Fit to be tied after the first half, Thornton’s Sajda Tyehimba recovers to top Richards. ‘It helps keep me going.’
Sajda Tyehimba scores 26 points to help Wildcats prevail 60-55 in double overtime in second round of Bobby Bolton Classic.