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Around the Southland: Superintendents group awards scholarships, IPO gala set, more
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Baseball and softball scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.
Body found near Thornton Composite Reservoir, medical examiner says
An autopsy was set for Thursday for an unidentified body found near the Thornton Composite Reservoir in south suburban Thornton, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The body was found Wednesday morning and was pronounced dead at 11:41 a.m. at the scene near 17200 block of State Street in Thornton, the medical examiner’s […]
US Sen. Dick Durbin’s slow fundraising fuels speculation about his political future
US Sen. Dick Durbin, Illinois’ senior senator, reported raising only $42,695 so far this year, though he still has $1.63 million in the bank.
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese buys home in southwest suburban Lemont for $1.3M
A Maryland native, Reese played college basketball for the University of Maryland and for Louisiana State University, which she led to its first national championship.
Proposed Tinley Park budget includes money from possible grocery tax
Tinley Park officials will consider enacting a village grocery tax to make up for lost money once 1% state grocery tax is eliminated.
Illinois Senate President Don Harmon appeals $4M dispute with state elections board
Senate President Don Harmon is appealing Illinois election officials’ assertion he accepted $4 million more in political cash than allowed.
Moraine Valley nursing students unite to build peer support network
Students in the nursing program at Moraine Valley Community College formed a new chapter of the National Student Nurses’ Association.
Tangled rivalries complicate campaigns for Cook County property tax offices
Hopefuls were already staking their claims Wednesday to vie for three major property tax offices on the 2026 ballot: county assessor and two seats on the county’s Board of Review.
Thornridge alumna, Phoenix native in line to lead Governors State University
Joyce Ester, a Thornridge graduate originally from south suburban Phoenix, is in line to be Governors State University president.