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Robert Libman drives in from Champaign to fix graves dating to the 1870s at Oak Woods Cemetery, where nearly 200 plots were desecrated in 1947.
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District U-46 says the shortfall isn't a crisis — it's savings being spent on new middle schools and a $350 million building overhaul.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
The Friday night shooting outside Euclid Liquors marks the second fatal shooting at the same East Chicago store since 2023.
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Friday's Metro Chicago Heart Walk will support efforts to save lives from cardiac arrest.
A blue Jeep Grand Cherokee punched a gaping hole in an Addison Street BP, and another SUV hit a Pulaski Road laundromat about a mile away.
Gary May Jr. faces Class X felony charges after a violent July robbery at Relax Spa on Howard Street. Two accomplices remain at large.
Thieves broke into a government vehicle near Madison and Leavitt, making off with a semi-automatic rifle and body armor.
The Finance Committee's 21-9 vote could force Johnson to build broader coalitions before taking on new debt.
An eight-word message scrawled on a bathroom stall sent the Aurora Catholic school home for remote classes.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Buyers hid behind land trusts as two East 1st Street estates traded within days of each other, one with a golf simulator and indoor pool.
Rush physicians say some users go from one 7-OH product a day to ten within weeks. It's sold at Chicago-area gas stations and vape shops.
Sports in ...
Tyler Plantz says he never got termination paperwork before New Lenox school announced his exit.
Sledgehammers damaged gaming machines at the Frankfort restaurant, according to a report.
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