Dolton 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 programState 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 operativeThe Illini Republicans club at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is facing backlash after posting an illustration on social media of a masked gunman holding a weapon…
Read more U. of I. Republicans club faces backlash for post supporting ICE: ‘Only traitors help invaders’Volunteers 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 JonesThe 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 crisisCalumet 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 crackdownDuring Southland College Prep Charter High School’s homecoming pep rally Wednesday, band director Ron Harrigan was surprised with the news he is the Illinois Network of Charter High…
Read more Southland College Prep band director Ron Harrigan is state charter school teacher of the yearA year after the bills were sent out, Harvey’s 2023 property tax collection rates are the third lowest in Cook County, a study of collections by the Cook…
Read more Harvey 2023 collection rate means $24.15 million in unpaid taxes, Cook County treasurer’s report findsThe Tinley Park Elementary District 146 teachers’ contract set for approval at Tuesday’s board meeting includes 6% raises over the next five years. A spokesperson for the union…
Read more Tinley Park District 146 tentative teacher contract includes 6% salary increase over 5 yearsThe Will County Board will consider next week a resolution asking the state and federal government to adopt polices to prohibit immigration enforcement in courthouses, schools and other…
Read more Will County Board will consider resolution to prohibit immigration enforcementVery few female athletes could have seen this coming when they entered high school in 2022. Flag football scholarships? Really? It would have been almost impossible for athletes…
Read more Flag football offers female athletes another outlet for sports, and scholarshipsKaty Kleinschmidt says Coping Together’s animal assisted therapy not only helped her son Jack form deep relationships with his favorite animals, but improved his ability to connect with…
Read more Nonprofit providing animal-assisted therapy wins grant for expansion in FrankfortA Chicago man is facing involuntary manslaughter charges after an altercation at a downtown CTA station last month led to the death of a 9-year-old Humboldt Park boy…
Read more Man charged in death of boy who fell at West Loop train stationLess than two weeks after Superintendent Kevin Nohelty announced his abrupt retirement, the Dolton West Elementary District 148 board approved a contract for his interim replacement Tuesday. Sheila…
Read more Dolton 148 approves contract for interim superintendent at $1,500 per dayTwo years after overseeing a 40% drop in Trinity Christian College’s tuition, President Aaron Kuecker and Vice President of Student Life Leah Fulton announced they’re leaving the Palos…
Read more Trinity Christian College president, vice president of student life announce leave