For Maurice Proffit, the arts were always an itch that he had to scratch. As a child, he wanted to be a cartoonist. As a teen, he wanted…
Read more A theater legacy continues in Schaumburg with Maurice Proffit and Dreamscape TheatreDolton Trustee Kiana Belcher is running for the 5th District Cook County Board seat against Harvey Park District Executive Director Kisha McCaskill, who was appointed to the position…
Read more Dolton Trustee Kiana Belcher challenges appointee Kisha McCaskill for 5th District Cook County Board seatEven though they have kids who aren’t yet old enough to be in school, educators from Cook County School District 130 are lending a helping hand to parents…
Read more Tots in Cook County District 130 get a head start on school in Families First programMayor Brandon Johnson’s fight with aldermen about the 2026 budget continued Wednesday as a City Council majority said they are organizing themselves to monitor his administration’s execution of…
Read more Aldermen opposed to Mayor Brandon Johnson on budget announce ‘accountability commission’According to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, one in five households in Chicago is experiencing food insecurity. Recent federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are…
Read more ‘Divine Nine’ members unite to fight food insecurity during repacking competitionState Rep. Bob Rita was among those who testified Friday in the trial of a Tinley Park political operative who stands accused of sending obscene and harassing text…
Read more Rep. Bob Rita testifies in trial over alleged obscene text messages, harassment by Tinley Park political operativeA teenager has been accused of first-degree murder after a pregnant woman was found stabbed to death in an apartment fire in west suburban Downers Grove Monday night,…
Read more Teen charged in connection to stabbing death of pregnant Downers Grove womanChicago doled out $26.5 million in overtime in recent years to government employees who should not have gotten it, according to a report released Wednesday by the city’s…
Read more Chicago paid $26.5 million in OT to ineligible employees, report saysVolunteers from the community joined owners and employees of Beyond Borders Cafe in Flossmoor to sweep up broken glass and vacuum dust out of cushions Tuesday, after a…
Read more Volunteers clean up at Beyond Borders Cafe after driver fleeing police crashes into buildingGrowing up in a single-parent household, Daniel Brand discovered early in life how crucial an education can be for families of lesser means. As a longtime firefighter, he…
Read more Personal history fuels firefighting family to fund scholarship at Moraine Valley Community CollegeAmid the ceremonial trappings that befit someone hailed as a fallen hero, the life of Park Forest police Officer Tim Jones was celebrated Saturday before a crowd of…
Read more Close to 1,000 people gather to mourn, celebrate Park Forest Officer Tim JonesCook County taxing bodies that have waited months to get their cut of property tax revenues will receive a partial payment in the coming days, Treasurer Maria Pappas…
Read more Property tax workaround will distribute some money to local taxing bodiesAbout 250 people became the chorus last week as La Grange’s Emmanuel Episcopal Church brought to life George Frederic Handel’s “Messiah” at the church on Kensington Avenue, backing…
Read more Emmanuel Episcopal brings world class musicians to La Grange for ‘Messiah’ performancePolice departments from Clarendon Hills, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge and Willowbrook have formed a team that will enable them to provide additional services by sharing a social worker from Northeast…
Read more Clarendon Hills police join Hinsdale and other departments for social worker servicesThe last Harvey City Council meeting was at the end of October, when residents accused the administration of lacking transparency in the midst of a major financial crisis.…
Read more Harvey approaches 2 months with no City Council meetings, despite mass layoffs and financial crisisThe budget counterproposal crafted by opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson won a critical first vote before the full City Council on Friday, setting the mayor up to soon concede their remarkable weekslong…
Read more Aldermen pass 2026 spending plan including debt sale over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s oppositionCalumet City aldermen are raising concerns about Mayor Thaddeus Jones’ municipal credit card after receiving a statement that shows the mayor, who was reelected in April, spent more…
Read more Calumet City aldermen lower limit of Mayor Thaddeus Jones’ credit card, citing excessive travel spendingCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle won swift approval of her $10.12 billion 2026 budget on Thursday, calling its passage a protection against President Donald Trump’s cuts. “The…
Read more Cook County budget for 2026 holds line on taxes and fees, prepares for federal cutsGov. JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Wednesday, where they discussed the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and the two…
Read more Gov. JB Pritzker meets pope in Rome, they discuss Trump Chicago immigration crackdownA crowd estimated in the dozens gathered outside Village Hall in Morton Grove Wednesday – ahead of the Village Board meeting – for a rally where demonstrators hoped…
Read more Activists rally outside Morton Grove board meeting, calling for ICE-free rules in town. Mayor Witko says they would only be ‘symbolic.’