From the archives: Community joins hunt for 2 sisters
As more than 100 police officers fanned out Sunday looking for two young sisters missing since Friday, neighbor Dawn Allen rolled up her sleeves and went to work. She put...
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County Board hikes its pay
McHenry County Board members on Tuesday night voted to almost double their salaries, a measure that will increase the pay for part-time board members to $16,250 and the part-time board...
SEGREGATION FALLS IN CITY, SUBURBS IN LAST 2 DECADES
Chicago, long one of the most segregated cities in America, has made measurable progress in integrating its neighborhoods over the past two decades, new census data show. Even the suburbs,...
SLAYING SUSPECT REJECTED HELP
An Oakwood Hills man charged Thursday with the murder of his mother failed to keep up with required mental health and substance abuse counseling while on probation in Lake County,...
CHILLING NEWS IS IT’S NOT OVER
Chicago commuters battled one of the heaviest December snowfalls on record Monday, but the worst could lie ahead: Nose-diving temperatures and high winds promise another icy morning slog Tuesday. After...
PARTY-LOYAL ELECTORS COULD CHANGE THEIR VOTES, BUT IT’S UNLIKELY THEY WILL
On Dec. 18, 22 official electors of the Electoral College of Illinois will meet in room 212 in the state Capitol building in Springfield and cast all 22 of the...
CICERO’S SQUABBLES LOOM OVER HOUSE RACE
In Cicero, political history reads like dime-store fiction, complete with secret alliances, tainted ballots and a lawsuit over bogus letters of withdrawal. And that's just this year. In the latest...