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Indiana Supreme Court upholds 110-year sentence for ‘96 East Chicago triple slaying
The Indiana Supreme Court upheld a former Gary teenager’s 110-year prison sentence Wednesday for a 1996 East Chicago triple homicide.
Bri Lopez is a different hitter this season. ‘Her swing is so powerful.’ She makes Grant stronger too.
Lopez has changed her approach at the plate in her fourth season as a starter.
Gov. JB Pritzker mocks his weight, tells TV host Jimmy Kimmel he’s undecided on third term
Latest appearance not only elevates Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s national stature but also increases speculation about 2028 presidential bid.
Freshman Jillian DeYoung may not always pitch. But Hanover Central ‘can’t take her out of the lineup.’
DeYoung is hitting .474 with two homers and nine RBIs this season.
Plainfield man to be sentenced in hate crime that left 6-year-old Palestinian American boy dead
A jury convicted 73-year-old Joseph Czuba in February of murder and hate crime charges in the fatal stabbing of Wadee Alfayoumi, who was Palestinian American, and the wounding of his mother, Hanan Shaheen.
Elgin News Digest: Elgin Police Department begins Walk and Talk season Monday; first installment of Kane County property tax bill in the mail
Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.
Boy, 14, wounds man during a domestic disturbance Thursday night in Kenwood
Chicago police are questioning a person of interest after a 33-year-old man was critically wounded Thursday night during a domestic disturbance in the Kenwood neighborhood. Shortly after 11 p.m., officers responded to a call at residence in the 4800 block of South Drexel Boulevard. A 33-year-old woman was involved in a domestic incident with a […]
20 years of conversations beat money, big names in historic Skokie mayor race
In the historic election for mayor of Skokie, candidate David “Azi” Lifsics spent big dollar amounts and garnered big-name endorsements. When Election Night was over, though, he had lost to candidate Ann Tennes, who spent only a fraction of what he had shelled out. Her winning formula in the April 1 race? Twenty years’ worth […]
La Grange water rates go up as board considers second hike in June
Water rates in La Grange went up by 5% on May 1, and a second rate hike might be in the works effective June 1.