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Northbrook OKs $10.5 million sale of nine acres for 320 apartments plus commercial space downtown

By Phil Rockrohr

June 23, 2026 at 4:21 p.m.

Northbrook OKs $10.5 million sale of nine acres of former Grainger site to Habitat for...

Marcus Chatman at his eighth grade graduation in 2025. Chatman was shot and killed June 18 at around 11:30 p.m. on the 8000 block of South Carpenter in Auburn Gresham, police said. (Ahmani Hicks)

Alumnus of Dolton area football team, Marcus Chatman, shot and killed in Chicago

By Addison Wright

June 23, 2026 at 4:12 p.m.

Marcus Chatman, 14, a former player for Midwest Hawks Youth Football near Dolton, was shot...

Neighbors and friends gather to help Hebron farmer Ryan Kats salvage equipment from a pole barn collapsed by Thursday's tornado on Friday, June 12, 2026. The tornadoes have been part of a pattern of heavy rain for this month. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Weather service: Northwest Indiana exceeds 30-year average rainfall

By Alexandra Kukulka

June 23, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

Northwest Indiana has seen a large increase in flooding this June compared to the same...

The remains of Cheryl Lynn Edwards, a homicide victim, were recently identified, more than 50 years after her death, by the Clinton County sheriff's office. (Clinton County sheriff's office)

Pregnant Waukegan teen identified 50 years after being killed: ‘DNA technology provided a new opportunity to reexamine the evidence’

By Steve Sadin

June 23, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

Edwards died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to a story in Tuesday's...

Annette Dezelen of Lake Forest admires the creations of Milwaukee-based artist Christine Plicha, whose art has evolved into a practice that includes digitally scanning her original nature-based oil paintings onto fabric to create silk scarves and garden flags. (Gina Grillo/ for the Pioneer Press)

Lake Bluff’s 26-year tradition, Artists on the Bluff Summer Arts Festival showed artists vision

By Gina Grillo

June 22, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Matt and Katie Frekko of Lake Forest attended Artists on the Bluff Saturday and say...

Buttons, a chest sash and correspondence from early women leaders of Lake County are showcased this month in the exhibit “A Right Worth Fighting For: The History of the League of Women Voters of the Calumet Area” at Gary Public Library through June 28. (Philip Potempa/for the Post-Tribune)

Women’s suffrage exhibit in Gary headed to Crown Point and Merrillville

By Philip Potempa

June 22, 2026 at 4:12 p.m.

Two exhibits celebrating the history of women’s suffrage in Indiana continue through June 28 at...

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales speaks during a public meeting regarding election scheduling and voting centers at Munster Town Hall on Oct. 8, 2025. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales knocked off ballot at GOP convention

By Alexandra Kukulka

June 22, 2026 at 3:59 p.m.

Indiana's race for Secretary of State became more competitive over the weekend as Republican delegates...

State Sen. Linda Holmes, D-Aurora, speaks at a press conference at the St. Charles Police Department in 2025. On Monday, June 22, 2026, Holmes said she will retire from the Illinois Senate at the end of her current term. (Molly Morrow/The Beacon-News)

State Sen. Linda Holmes, an Aurora Democrat, to retire at the end of current term after 20 years

By Molly Morrow

June 22, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

Holmes cited her ongoing battle with Multiple Sclerosis as the reason she plans to retire...

Cameras mounted to a light pole monitor traffic in downtown Clarendon Hills. The village is purchasing a new system to replace the current cameras, which officials said are outdated. (Clarendon Hills Police Department)

Clarendon Hills police plan to update downtown surveillance system

By Chuck Fieldman

June 22, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

The Clarendon Hills Village Board approved a new surveillance camera system to monitor public areas...

Sandhill cranes congregate in a coal ash pond next to R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, while it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

U.S. DOE extends 90-day order to operate Schahfer coal generating station

By Maya Wilkins

June 22, 2026 at 3:12 p.m.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright renewed the order on Thursday, and it's in effect from Monday...

Bradshaw: Detailed experiences can take an application from good to great

By Gerald Bradshaw

June 22, 2026 at 2:40 p.m.

The winning application does not need to be perfect, but it needs to be coherent....

Libertyville High School Wildcats cheer at the 2026 Libertyville Days Parade on June 20, 2026 in downtown Libertyville. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Libertyville Days Parade 2026 at America’s 250th birthday ‘We thank Libertyville’

By Karie Angell Luc

June 22, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.

As part of the Libertyville Days Festival, between 75 to 85 entries moved south along...

The Daily Herald is printed at the Tribune printing plant Feb. 10, 2026, in Schaumburg. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Tribune Publishing completes purchase of Daily Herald, adding the suburban newspaper to its Chicago portfolio

By Robert Channick

June 22, 2026 at 6:58 p.m.

The purchase closed Monday, putting the 150-year-old Daily Herald, the state’s third-largest newspaper, under the...