Patricia Trebe

Supt., teachers contracts up for renewal in Forest Ridge School D142

May 21, 2019 at 11:29 p.m.

Andrew Crim moved his family from one side of Midlothian to the other specifically so his children could attend schools in Forest Ridge Elementary School District 142. So, at Tuesday's...

Palos Health & Fitness closing in May

May 21, 2019 at 11:29 p.m.

The Palos Health & Fitness Center in Orland Park, which is owned by Palos Community Hospital, will close May 1, hospital officials confirmed. It will be replaced with a new...

Joanna Foley (left) and Rich Gilbert eat shaved ice outside Kernel Sweetooth, a converted street car barn, in Frankfort, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 6. 2009.

Frankfort on best places list; six others near bottom

May 21, 2019 at 11:28 p.m.

When Summer and Drew Johnston were searching for their dream home a few years ago, they looked at more than 80 houses before they decided on one a few blocks...

Aaron Gellman, seen here in 2000, helped FedEx come up with solutions for some transportation issues.

Aaron Gellman, transportation expert at Northwestern University, dies at 85

June 11, 2018 at 12:34 p.m.

Aaron Gellman, director of the Transportation Center at Northwestern University, was an academic, strategist, consultant and economist who pushed the transportation industry to improve systems and efficiencies. "He was always...

Former coach dies after battle with ALS

May 21, 2019 at 11:28 p.m.

For 20 years, Jim Angsten set a standard as the defensive coordinator for the St. Rita High School football team with a message that dedication, team effort and determination pay...

Lincoln Brown of Blue Island buys Powerball tickets Tuesday from Sonia Iturbe at Danny's Market Place, 1965 Vermont St. The Blue Island store has been busy all week with customers hoping to buy the winning $1.5 billion ticket, Iturbe said. Brown, 64, said he "won't make plans until after I get it." Doing otherwise, he said, "is like counting a chicken before it's hatched." (Steve Metsch/Daily Southtown)

Powerball jackpot a chance at history — with odds of winning ‘next to zero’

May 21, 2019 at 11:28 p.m.

Since the Nov. 7 drawing, Powerball has rolled over 19 times to create a historic jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing. Players and lotteries in 44 states, as well as the...

Caregiver Betty Papelleras, left, tends to Edna Lawler, who turns 112 Wednesday and is recognized as the oldest person in Illinois.

Oldest Illinois resident turns 112

May 21, 2019 at 11:28 p.m.

Age is not just a number for Edna Lawler. At 112, Lawler's age makes her the oldest living person in Illinois. And she will be celebrating that milestone Wednesday at...

Largest Powerball jackpot attracting dreamers

May 21, 2019 at 11:27 p.m.

The largest Powerball jackpot in history has more than a few people dreaming of what they would do with $700 million. "I would move. Move to a warmer climate," said...

Bernie Kopera is pictured during a November 2015 interview about his activism against proposals to build immigrant detention centers in Illinois and Indiana.

Local activist Bernie Kopera dies

May 21, 2019 at 11:24 p.m.

A devout Catholic, Bernie Kopera took on countless issues related to peace and justice as a way to put his beliefs into action, his friends said, whether it was fighting...

Dorothy Worst, an evacuation nurse in the Army during World War II, has died at the age of 98.

WWII nurse dies at Lockport home

May 21, 2019 at 11:22 p.m.

As a nurse, Dorothy Worst cared for others often during the most difficult moments of their lives. An evacuation nurse in the Army during World War II, Worst helped treat...

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