Teachers in River Forest threaten strike amid contract talks stalemate
The River Forest Education Association says it is preparing for a teachers strike, citing District 90’s unwillingness to negotiate.
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Baseball returns to Old Joliet Prison as part of Route 66 celebration
Joliet is one of six communities nationwide — and the only one in Illinois — selected as an official Route 66 Centennial Kickoff city.
Joliet school custodian charged with child pornography granted pretrial release
A former Joliet elementary school custodian will be on home confinement as he awaits trial on child pornography charges. He has been fired from his job with Joliet Elementary School...
New Barnes & Noble bookstore to take downtown Oak Park’s largest vacancy off the market
A new Barnes & Noble bookstore is planned for a downtown Oak Park building that once housed Marshall Fields but has been vacant for 12 years.
Texas National Guard departs Illinois
The out-of-state troops, which had been living at the U.S. Army Reserve Training Center in southwest suburban Elwood, left facility as of 1 p.m. Monday, according to a memorandum obtained by...
Without the Texas National Guard’s help, Broadview protests are calm Wednesday night
Texas National Guard spent Wednesday drilling with riot shields at their makeshift base about 40 miles southeast of Chicago. Local police kept things calm in Broadview.
Texas National Guard arrives in the Chicago area
Texas National Guard members have arrived in Illinois. City and state officials say Donald Trump is using them as "political props" in Chicago.
Parents, doctors and staff celebrate ‘thriving’ NICU graduates at Silver Cross reunion
Parents and children celebrated Sunday with Silver Cross Hospital neonatal intensive care staff at a reunion for graduates of the unit.
Former Lincoln-Way secretary pays back $40,000 as part of plea deal, officials say
A former Lincoln-Way Central High School secretary has repaid more than $40,000 she took from the athletic booster club as part of a plea agreement, authorities said. Melissa McGrath, 54,...
Joliet man convicted of murder in 2016 Homer Glen bludgeoning death
A 37-year-old Joliet man was found guilty Friday of first-degree murder stemming from a 2016 bludgeoning death in Homer Glen. Javier Heredia-Rios, of the 300 block of Eastern Avenue in...