Stephen Brown catches nine passes for 115 yards Friday night in a 31-30 CCL/ESCC Orange loss in double OT to Joliet Catholic.
Marist’s Stephen Brown, who has a basketball offer from Illinois, stars as receiver in football. ‘I’m always ready.’
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Hammond man gets 55 years in drug deal slaying
A Hammond man was sentenced to 55 years Tuesday for killing a man meeting him to buy drugs.
Environmental justice agencies open joint Waukegan office; ‘We want to … get people in the younger generation involved’
Clean Power Lake County and the Brushwood Center opened a joint office on Sept. 21 in downtown Waukegan, where they will work together and independently to enhance environmental justice throughout Lake County.
Hammond police investigate shooting outside bowling alley; two injured
Hammond Police are looking for two men involved in a shooting outside a bowling alley on the city’s north side Sunday evening.
Ex-Gary Police Commander had two more victims, federal prosecutor alleges
A federal prosecutor said Tuesday that an ex-Gary Police Commander should stay in jail after investigators learned of at least two other potential victims. James W. Bond, 52, of Crown Point, was indicted last week with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Receipt of Child Pornography, and Possession of Child Pornography. Bond has pleaded not guilty.
Indian Prairie School District hires 139 new educators for this school year
Officials say the district has hired for positions that have historically been difficult to fill and has high rates of employee retention.
Construction delay could force U-46 to alter plans for moving sixth-graders to middle school buildings
District U-46 needs to delay or modify its plans for changing school boundaries and moving sixth-graders into middle schools after officials learned plans to build a new middle school in Elgin will take longer than expected.
2 teens charged after Oak Lawn football fracas, cheerleaders attacked
Oak Lawn police said two juveniles were charged following a fight Friday at a high school football game during which several cheerleaders from Oak Lawn Community High School were attacked, according to officials. District 229 Superintendent Shahe Bagdasarian told families in a district Facebook post he was writing to inform them “about a serious incident […]
Palos 90-year-olds turn birthday greetings into fundraiser
“Birthday cards are a big deal,” a Peace Village resident said, so they’re making and selling them to raise money for charity.
Aurora to hold open house on Farnsworth Avenue project
Aurora will hold an open house on the Farnsworth Avenue project between 4 and 6 p.m. Thursday in the community room at the Aurora Police Department, 1200 E. Indian Trail.