Jeffrey Louis Starr dead at 61: Former child star acted with Tony Curtis and William Devane in Bad News Bears sequels
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Aurora mayoral election goes negative unlike any other
It seems to be a sign of the times.With the majority of fingers pointed at social media, our national political ...
Cancer Support Center showcases upgraded Homewood facility
The kindness, counselling and wealth of uplifting programs at the Cancer Support Center are well known to clients, but now ...
Chicago Teachers Union near tentative contract agreement
Almost a year’s worth of bargaining between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools could culminate in a tentative ...
Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld challenged by Brady Chalmers
Parking in Homewood’s downtown, or the apparent lack of it, is a concern of candidates running for mayor and trustee ...
Kane coroner confirms remains found in car are those of missing Elgin woman Karen Schepers – Chicago Tribune
The Kane County Coroner’s Office announced Thursday night that the skeletal remains found inside a car removed this week from ...
Tinley Park magician Mr. D ‘at peace’ after fight with cancer
Tinley Park shines a little less bright in the wake of the death of Dirk Spence, a beloved resident known ...
Walter Jacobson to broadcast final ‘Perspective’
For more than half a century, legendary Chicago anchorman and commentator Walter Jacobson has been broadcasting his views on everything ...
Oak Lawn armed robbery, Palos Park road rage
The following items were taken from police and court reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of ...
As Lent and Ramadan coincide, Christians and Muslims fast
In many Catholic parishes, people are gathering for Friday night fish fries because they abstain from eating meat on Fridays ...
Sen. Michael Hastings alleges smear campaign in 2022 election
State Sen. Michael Hastings alleges in a lawsuit that Republican operators conspired to organize a “smear campaign” leading up to ...
Hinsdale school administrator salaries average $148K
Salaries for the 2025-26 school year approved last week for 24 administrators by the Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 Board ...
Divers find car of Elgin woman missing since 1983 in the Fox River
The 1980 Toyota Celica driven by Karen Schepers, a 23-year-old Elgin woman missing since 1983, was found Monday night at ...
Police, Metra stations become focus of Elmhurst mayor race
Elmhurst voters will choose between incumbent Mayor Scott Levin and challenger Mark Mulliner, who was the city’s longest serving alderman ...
Once on brink of closure, Chicago high school team wins state
Standing on a makeshift stage, a Dyett High School banner over his head, Jamaal Gill briefly paused his speech Friday ...
Thunderstorms Wednesday with chance of snow
Chicago’s south suburbs were hit with a tornado warning Wednesday evening after National Weather Service officials warned that a wave ...
Immigrants drove population growth in the Chicago area
The Chicago metropolitan area and Cook County both saw slight increases in population according to the most recent estimate by ...
Chicago landlord must pay $80,000 for threatening to call ICE
A judge ordered a Chicago landlord last month to pay $80,000 to former tenants after the landlord threatened to call ...
Meet the Chicagoland volunteers racing to rescue pigs
April Noga had two days to prepare for this rescue mission — save 18 pigs from a petting zoo in ...
From arrest to Donald Trump’s pardon
Rod Blagojevich was freed from a federal prison in Colorado in February 2020, 16 months after former President Donald Trump ...
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