Gun rights groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Cook County assault weapons ban

Case seeks to overturn recent ruling by 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Two national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Cook County’s ban on assault-style weapons in hopes that such a decision would overturn similar bans nationally, including the statewide ban Illinois lawmakers enacted in 2023. The Firearms Policy … Read more

Five Week 1 games to watch

Lincoln-Way East (12-1) at Maine South (8-4) The season gets started with a bang in Park Ridge with a matchup of the No. 2 and 4 ranked teams in Class 8A according to the Associated Press. Lincoln Way-East, who won this matchup 49-22 last season, is the slightly higher ranked team behind USC-bound QB Jonas … Read more

Schaumburg Boomers recognized with five Frontier League awards at end of regular season

Schaumburg Boomers slugger Anthony Calarco, a Winnetka native, is the Frontier League’s MVP for 2025. Photo courtesy of Tom Anson/Schaumburg Boomers With their seventh playoff berth secured for September, the Schaumburg Boomers Thursday received five postseason Frontier League awards including MVP and Organization of the Year. Anthony Calarco was named winner of the Morgan Burkhart … Read more

Principal leading tragedy-stricken Minneapolis school is alum of St. Edward in Elgin

Annunciation Catholic School Principal Matt DeBoer speaks outside Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis following Wednesday’s shooting there. AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn The strong faith and character of the principal of tragedy-stricken Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis is well understood by those who knew him at his own alma mater, St. Edward Central Catholic High School in … Read more

Trump administration asks military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations

President Donald Trump speaks Tuesday during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. AP President Donald Trump’s administration has asked a military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations, the base said Thursday, signaling a push to expand its law enforcement crackdown to other cities. The Department of Homeland Security has asked … Read more

Man accused of secretly recording people in bathrooms at Naperville club

Erick Palacios A man has been accused of secretly videotaping people in two restrooms at a Naperville business, police said Wednesday. Erick Palacios, 47, of the 600 block of Kingsbrooke Crossing in Bolingbrook, faces 11 counts of unauthorized video recording and live video transmission. Eleven people were recorded between January and March of 2025 at … Read more