JEWISH GROUP OPPOSES CHA GUARD CONTRACT
A Jewish organization raised objections Saturday to a Chicago Housing Authority decision to hire a security firm that is connected to the Nation of Islam. The firm, New Life Inc.,...
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STATE TO PLACE 2 MORE LAKE DISTRICTS ON ITS SCHOOLS-IN-TROUBLE LIST
Two more Lake County school districts-one in Vernon Hills, the other in Winthrop Harbor-will be on this year's state watch list of districts facing serious financial trouble, local officials said...
2ND GAS LINE BREAK FIXED ONLY DAYS AFTER 1ST LEAK
A natural gas main broke for the second time in about a week, once again closing part of a major east-west thoroughfare to traffic Monday night and Tuesday morning. Extreme...
U.S. SUES ILLINOIS TO PUT TEETH IN DISABILITIES ACT
In the first action of its kind in the nation, the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued the state of Illinois and the City of Aurora, accusing them of violating...
MAN ELECTROCUTED ON POLE
A 19-year-old man from unincorporated York Township was electrocuted early Friday as he was climbing a utility pole in a friend's back yard. Eric Bucholz and two friends decided to...
1 MAN KILLED, 1 CRITICAL AFTER CAR SPLIT BY TREE
A 36-year-old Bloomingdale man died Wednesday night after a car in which he was a passenger struck a tree and split in half. The body of Michael Foust was found...
UNIDENTIFIED BODY FOUND IN CAR FIRE
Police said they found the body of an elderly woman in a burning car early Wednesday. Foul play was not suspected, said Peter Siekmann, Du Page County chief deputy coronor....
`CHRISTMAS’ OK IN PLAY, SCHOOL BOARD RULES
The Batavia School Board has voted to restore the word "Christmas" in an elementary school musical play, despite at least one parent's concern that this illegally teaches religion. Earlier, Supt....
STATE, ISRAEL ACADEMIES FORM PARTNERSHIP
Thousands of miles from Aurora, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy has found a soul mate. The Aurora public school that serves Illinois students gifted in math and science has...
NO CLUE TOO SMALL WHEN CHILD’S KILLER IS LOOSE
The murderer of 8-year-old Bridget Cannady and her grandmother left only the slimmest of clues. The front door, usually locked, was open. There were the 6 inches of water in...