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Beach Park woman uses website to find father, siblings who didn’t know she existed: ‘Wow, I think I just found my family’

January 29, 2021 at 6:39 p.m.

Sonolito Bronson grew up as an only child with a single mother. She comes from a rather small family. But now, at 50 years of age, Bronson — a Beach...

Customers donated through a GoFundMe page to help keep the El Lago restaurant in Zion open.

Customers band together to save Zion restaurant

December 11, 2020 at 7:27 p.m.

It looked as if El Lago, a popular Zion restaurant, might close by year's end after a second state-ordered, COVID-19-related shutdown, until the community decided to step up to help...

Our Shining Stars Foundation helps Lake County residents in variety of ways; ‘More people are in need now’

November 6, 2020 at 5:07 p.m.

Five years ago, Latrisha Cole of Zion felt like she found her calling. Inspired by her children, she decided that instead of just setting up a one-time event to help...

Most Zion-Benton Township high school students to continue remote classes

October 16, 2020 at 3:47 p.m.

The Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 school board voted unanimously, 6-0, on a plan that would keep most students in remote learning until at least the end of the...

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