All told, the district has about 200 advanced, long-term volunteers and 900 others, which includes corporate groups.
Volunteers contribute ‘major support’ in Will County Forest Preserves
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Travis Brown fills big shoes in West Aurora’s opener. Like father and brother before him. ‘He’s got a good lineage.’
Sophomore guard Travis Brown scores 18 points for Blackhawks in 47-45 season-opening tournament loss to Neuqua Valley.
Deerfield apartment complex construction underway; village expects 600 new housing units overall
The 11-acre redevelopment sits at the back of the Dearbrook Mall, and will have a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.
Skokie to raze former Annie’s Pancakes, connect Tech Park to downtown businesses
The village of Skokie took a proactive step in freeing up space in the village’s downtown area to connect major assets together at its village board meeting on Monday. The village board approved a unanimous consent agenda to demolish the former site of Annie’s Pancake House and two other businesses at 4900-4906 Oakton Street. According to the village’s Communications and Community Engagement Director Patrick Deignan, the purpose is to extend Lamon Avenue to the Illinois Science + Technology Park to connect its workers and visitors to downtown Skokie. Per a memo from the village’s Assistant Finance Director Michael Aleksic to […]
Shields Township officials accused of using speed humps for political retribution: ‘They’ve abused people’
A group of residents and the Shields Township have a bumpy relationship over the installation of speed humps around the township, with some accusing the supervisor of maliciously choosing their locations.
Despite a short bench, West Aurora’s Syncere Williams wants to go all-out every game. ‘You see our conditioning.’
Syncere Williams shows progress during tie game in fourth quarter as Blackhawks rally for 45-35 tournament win.
1 injured in overnight collision on Lower Wacker Drive
A 43-year-old woman was injured overnight after a pickup truck caused a collision when making an illegal turn on Lower Wacker Drive, Chicago police said. Shortly after 2 a.m., a man in a black pickup truck made an illegal turn in the 100 block of South Lower Wacker Drive and caused a collision with a white Jeep. A woman driving the Jeep suffered bruising to her body, and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where she was listed in fair condition, police said. The driver of the pickup truck was injured but he was written a citation, police said.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ex-press director faced sexual harassment, misogyny, racism complaints before firing
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s former communications director was accused of sexual harassment, misogyny, racism and other abusive behavior before he was fired.
Cash register taken during burglary overnight at West Loop restaurant
Officers responding to a burglar alarm early Tuesday morning at a South Loop restaurant discovered a shattered front door and a register from inside had been taken, Chicago police said. About 4:20 a.m., officers responded to a burglar alarm at a restaurant in the 500 block of West Roosevelt Road and found a shattered front glass door. During a walk through of the premises it was determined that a cash register was missing, police said. No one was in custody, and detectives were investigating.
Introducing the 2024 Daily Southtown Girls Volleyball All-Area Team
Five players from Class 4A state champ Marist and four from 4A third-placer Lockport lead way.