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Some dioceses around Illinois have offered a special dispensation allowing for the eating of meat on March 17 but Chicago is holding firm.
Robert Bevis filed an appeal this week claiming he will be put out of business if bans imposed in Naperville, Illinois remain in effect.
More than 2,800 residents have signed a petition in opposition to the closure of the Naperville facility, which is scheduled for April 1.
Mokena resident Israel Smith is seeking one of four seats that are up for grabs on the park board in the upcoming April election.
The two retailers will be opening locations in the Danada Square East shopping center in 2024 after the city council approved renovations.
The Cook County Medical Examiner identified the boy as Ezra Stewart, who was among three people who suffered smoke inhalation in the blaze.
Tianna Bryson, 23, was clocked at 107 mph on I-88 in Naperville and sped off again, leading troopers on a chase, police said.
Juniors Kylie McCarthy, Jazmin Uribe, and Emma Buckley have raised nearly $35,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society since late January.
An enforcement campaign targeting impaired drivers will begin on March 10 and run past the holiday when serious, fatal accidents are common.
The company's employees were told in a Zoom call that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy forced a closure, which launched a Department of Labor probe.
Allie Quigley, the former Joliet Catholic and DePaul star, said her future is uncertain but called playing in Chicago "the joy of my life".
William Granias died after police said his car was hit by a truck that lost control after hitting an icy patch in Hampshire Township.
Dave Wills, the radio voice for some of the team's biggest moments, had just worked in the radio booth on Saturday before his death.
Dave Wills, an Oak Lawn Community High School Hall of Famer and long-time radio voice of the Tampa Bay Rays, died early Sunday in his sleep.
Michael Coughlin was arrested after police say he crashed into a Chicago Ridge police vehicle and was in possession of a bottle of Adderall.
The limits come after contamination in drinking water supplies was found across the United States as well as in several areas of Illinois.
Democrat Dee Avelar will be available to constituents on the first Monday of each month in Bolingbrook and on select Thursdays in Lockport.
Donald McKillup will be honored for his ability to teach teenage drivers to be motivated to be safe and effective while behind the wheel.
The Romeoville Police Department made a series of arrests in recent weeks involving local residents charged with a variety of offenses.
Kimberly Wells was arrested twice in two weeks after police said she locked her two young sons in a car while she was in bars in Joliet.
