Tit for tat calls for accountability from Thornton Township trustees and Supervisor Tiffany Henyard led to the approval of two audits.
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Festival in Aurora to feature 25 food trucks
The city of Aurora will host its first-ever Fall Food Truck Festival beginning at 5 p.m. Friday on the Benton Street Bridge between Broadway Avenue and River Street downtown.
OLCHS students bringing new voices to the boardroom
Two students at Oak Lawn Community High School are voicing the viewpoints of their peers at School Board meetings.
Former backup Asa Johnson comes into his own as Aurora Christian’s leader at quarterback. ‘I wanted to start.’
Three returning starters transferred in the offseason, but Aurora Christian hasn’t missed a beat behind Asa Johnson.
New gallery director at Prairie State College focuses on diversity
Seasoned fine arts professor and artist Javier Chavira plans to feature thought-provoking art at Prairie State College’s gallery.
Carlos Gracia Sheets, who loves engineering, steers West Aurora’s offense. ‘I just know what to do and when to do it.’
Carlos Gracia Sheets scored his third goal of the season in the 18th minute for the Blackhawks in a 3-0 win at East Aurora.
Libertyville’s Matthew Underwood can’t escape siblings’ legacies. ‘In one ear, out the other.’ But he wants to win too.
Underwood has become a leader for Libertyville, where his older brother and older sister won a lot of games.
Lockport’s Jacob Hareza likes to celebrate when he scores a goal. What’s the frequency? ‘He just doesn’t miss.’
Jacob Hareza recorded the first hat trick of his high school career to lead the Porters to a 5-2 win over Sandburg.
Man fatally wounded in exchange of gunfire Tuesday night on Lower West Side, second man critically wounded, Chicago police said
An unidentified man was fatally wounded Tuesday night in an exchange of gunfire that left another man in critical condition on the Lower West Side, Chicago police said. Shortly before 10:30 p.m., the occupants of a red sedan and a dark-colored SUV got out of their vehicles and an exchange of gunfire ensued in the 1200 block of South Union Avenue, police said. An unidentified mna suffered a gunshot wound to the face and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead. A second victim, 19, was dropped off at Rush University Medical Center and later transferred to Stroger […]
Burglary crew hits liquor store overnight, steals ATM on Northwest Side
A group of five males broke out the front glass door of a liquor store overnight and stole an ATM in the Dunning neighborhood, Chicago police said. About 1:10 a.m. Wednesday, five males exited a red sedan in the 7500 block of West Irving Park Road and broke out the front glass door of a liquor store. The crew used the sedan to steal an ATM before fleeing the scene, police said. No one was in custody and detectives were investigating.