'I am exactly where I am meant to be': Maine South High alum returns to teach
A 2021 Maine South High School graduate, Mikaela Burke returned to her alma mater as a teacher.
Getting his flowers: Retired Cub Rizzo lives it up watching former team from the bleachers
Anthony Rizzo posed in the outfield ivy with family members before the game. He took a seat in the left-field bleachers and had Moises Ballesteros’ first major-league home run bounce off his left hand. He promised to start a cup snake, though there was no evidence of that happening.
'A major loss for the land of Lincoln': Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar dies at age 79
Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a Republican who led the state from 1991 to 1999, has died.
Man fatally shot by ICE in Franklin Park had just dropped off his child at school, Rep. Delia Ramirez says
A man fatally shot by federal immigration agents on Friday in Franklin Park had dropped off his child at school minutes before he was shot.
What worked, what didn't in Bears' loss to Detroit?
What worked and what didn’t during the Bears’ 52-21 loss at Detroit on Sunday?
'Someone from our hometown': North School Park packed for vigil for Charlie Kirk in Arlington Heights
A park in Arlington Heights was packed Sunday for a vigil paying tribute to political activist, radio host and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk in the town where he was born.
Pace reveals passenger upgrades at Schaumburg bus hub but specter of fiscal cliff looms
Plus — a big road closure, Metra and UP throwdown over track costs, and family day at Midway Airport.
Pope Leo XIV marvels at his 'huge learning curve' in an interview released on his 70th birthday
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV marveled at the “huge learning curve” he has taken on as pontiff and likened some aspects of the job to jumping “in on the deep end of the pool very quickly,” in excerpts of an interview released Sunday on his 70th birthday.
Bears to add kicker Jake Moody to practice squad, so is the pressure on Cairo Santos?
The Bears signed kicker Jake Moody to their practice squad, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. This acquisition puts the heat on Santos’ efforts to bounce back. Moody was waived by the San Francisco 49ers earlier this week and will now attempt to unseat the most accurate kicker in Bears history in what seems to … Read more
Lake in the Hills raises cannabis dispensary tax to maximum allowed
Lake in the Hills has raised its local cannabis dispensary tax from 2% to 3%, the most allowed under state law.