Jesse Rojo Jesse Rojo, U.S. Army veteran and policy advocate, announced Wednesday he’s exiting the Democratic primary race for state Rep. Martin McLaughlin’s 52nd District seat, endorsing recently reelected Barrington Area Unit District 220 school board member Erin Chan Ding. Rojo’s withdrawal leaves Chan Ding and Maria Peterson, vice chair of the Lake County Zoning … Read more
The Gulfstream G150 jet that overshot a Chicago Executive Airport runway Wednesday was slowed down by a concrete emergency safety system, in foreground at right. Courtesy of Chicago Executive Airport A concrete safety system slowed down a small jet that overshot a Chicago Executive Airport runway Wednesday and kept it from hurtling onto a nearby … Read more
Rendering of the water slide that will be among the improvements at Lions Memorial Park in Mount Prospect. Courtesy of Mount Prospect Lions Memorial Park in Mount Prospect will undergo a major renovation, including a new recreation center and expanded outdoor amenities at the 20.8-acre site. Mount Prospect village board members approved the plan at … Read more
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart advocated for a new state law that makes major changes in the way police in Illinois are required to address missing persons reports. He launched the Missing Persons Project in 2021, a unit of his office dedicated to locating people who’ve been missing for three years or longer. Courtesy of … Read more
Isaiah Marrero, 3, of East Dundee, has been selected to be featured on Times Square Jumbotron screens in New York City this Saturday, Sept. 6. Courtesy of Nidia Marrero Little Isaiah Marrero has made the big time. The 3-year-old from East Dundee will have his photograph shown Saturday morning on arguably the world’s most famous … Read more
Tory E. Eitz A former nurse charged with misappropriating medication prescribed for students at an Arlington Heights elementary school pleaded guilty Thursday to multiple counts of child endangerment, forgery and official misconduct. Tory E. Eitz, 48, was sentenced to 180 days in the Cook County jail, 90 days of which she will serve in the … Read more
An Aurora man has been sentenced to 34 years in federal prison for enticing children to produce sexually explicit images of themselves. Richard Barnett, 46, pleaded guilty in February to sexual exploitation of a minor and making threats by interstate communication. He was sentenced Tuesday. Related Article Oct 17, 2017 1:00 amFBI: Aurora man used … Read more
The Pentagon has approved the use of a Navy base on the outskirts of Chicago as a staging ground from which the Trump administration can launch operations against undocumented immigrants, said two defense officials familiar with the issue. Naval Station Great Lakes will serve as a hub in upcoming operations overseen by the Department of … Read more
Giorgio Armani receives applause during Milan Men’s Fashion Week in 2007. The Italian designer has died at age 91. AP, Jan. 15, 2007 MILAN — Giorgio Armani, the Italian designer who turned the concept of understated elegance into a multibillion-dollar fashion empire, has died, his fashion house confirmed. He was 91. Armani died at home, … Read more
Former White Sox manager Jeff Torborg, right and with his son Dale, is the subject of a new documentary by Arlington Heights filmmaker Matt Flesch. Courtesy of the Torborg Family Archive Arlington Heights filmmaker Matt Flesch is following up his documentary about the 1990 Chicago White Sox with a chronicle of the life of the … Read more