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A career prosecutor who resigned from the state's attorney's office in protest of Kim Foxx defeated a candidate backed by elected Democrats.
Here is a roundup of top stories from recent days in the northern Chicago suburbs.
District 37 voted 75-25 to reject the referendum, decisively denying the borrowing plan a passing grade, according to unofficial results.
GOP senators questioned Judge Nancy Maldonado, a Skokie-born Wilmette resident, over her productivity as a judge and her firearm knowledge.
"I want to ensure that District 113 is known not just for educational excellence," Lupa said, "but also for inclusivity and compassion."
The $8.4 million Beach Improvement Project aims to renovate and repurpose the village's decommissioned water plant.
The well-financed ex-judge pledging a tough-on-crime approach leads the machine-backed ex-government staffer who favors Foxx's reforms.
The former Ohio cop worked in Highland Park before Kenilworth village officials hired him nearly a dozen years ago.
The new superintendent had been on the Chicago Public Schools "Do Not Hire" list before she was hired by Evanston/Skokie School District 65.
More than two dozen students shared original art with the theme of "Reducing Waste." Voting is open through March 29.
Recent obituaries and upcoming services on Chicago's North Shore.
Recent obituaries and upcoming services on Chicago's North Shore.
One candidate has the blessing of the Democratic Party machine, the other is backed by big-money donors.
Lake County prosecutors filed a 15-count indictment alleging the 69-year-old Democrat gave thousands in credits to unqualified businesses.
Police said a bomb-sniffing dog cleared Northridge Preparatory School on Friday without the need for an evacuation.
The library launched the Blueberry Awards because no other library association award celebrated kids books that promote climate stewardship.
Liam Kelly, ex-president of 39th Ward Democrats, faces off against longtime prosecutor James Murphy, who resigned in protest of Kim Foxx.
‘I will not have peace until they’re all out," said Judith Raanan, who spent two weeks as a captive of Hamas after Oct.7.
Artists due to return to the Ravinia stage this year include Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Norah Jones, Jason Isbell and James Taylor.
Prosecutors say the "Powell SIM Swapping Crew" took over cell phone accounts and stole hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.
