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The University Park Board met Oct. 24, 2023, and decided to declare a surplus for a tax increment financing district instead of closing it early.

University Park Board won’t dissolve TIF early to help school district, reviewing how money was used

October 25, 2023 at 3:38 p.m.

The University Park Village Board signaled Tuesday it won't dissolve a tax increment financing district before the end of the year, as requested by school officials, because of agreements and...

Josh Jury, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School in Israel, on Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem.

Homewood teen returns to Homewood-Flossmoor after Israeli school sends overseas students home

October 25, 2023 at 9:12 a.m.

As Josh Jury, 17, from Homewood, was in an airplane taking off from the Tel Aviv airport Oct. 11, he said he could feel and hear the nearby defense systems...

Judge dismisses Robbins Park District lawsuit regarding too many candidates certified as winning April election

October 22, 2023 at 8:30 a.m.

A Cook County judge Friday dismissed a Robbins Park District lawsuit that sought some resolution to the April election, when three candidates were elected for only two available seats on...

Crete-Monee School District 201-U officials have asked University Park officials to dissolve TIF V s the district can use the funds to build a sports stadium at Crete-Monee High School.

Crete-Monee school district requests University Park to dissolve TIF district, wants funds to build sports stadium

October 21, 2023 at 7:59 a.m.

Crete-Monee School District 201-U officials are asking University Park to dissolve a tax increment financing district before the end of the year so a portion of the tax money can...

Author Pat Camalliere shows members of the Smith Crossing women's and men's book clubs the historical pieces in the Lemont Historical Society and Museum.

Mystery and history: Lemont author Pat Camalliere talks about ‘The Mystery at Black Partridge Woods’

March 12, 2024 at 11:54 a.m.

Standing at a podium in the Lemont Area Historical Society and Museum, which used to be a church, author Pat Camalliere recently discussed mystery and history as it relates to...

Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Iris Martinez announces the opening of a Domestic Violence Survivor Center in the Markham Courthouse.

Circuit Court Clerk Iris Martinez opens domestic violence survivor center in Markham Courthouse

October 18, 2023 at 2:19 p.m.

The Cook County Courthouse in Markham now has a space for people in domestic violence cases to safely file court documents and meet with advocates. Circuit Court Clerk Iris Martinez...

Brandon Travis said his family have always enjoyed watching "Family Feud." He signed up his family for the show so that his grandfather, Charles E. Travis, could see their family name on the stage.

Lockport Township school board member and family compete on ‘Family Feud’

October 12, 2023 at 1:45 p.m.

Lockport Township High School District 205 Board member Michael Travis, who sits on the same board his father did, recently honored him in another way by competing on their favorite...

Kyle Bak with his wife, Allison, and sons Bennett, 2, and Emmett, 6 months, in June 2022. Bak has said while making monthly payments of about $250, by 2018 his loan increased to $44,000 because of interest.

South, southwest suburban borrowers prepare to repay student loans following pandemic pause

October 12, 2023 at 11:26 a.m.

Nicole Williams, 34, a 2007 graduate of Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, said resuming student loan payments means it will take her longer to pay off her mortgage....

Chicago-area Palestinians and allies march south on Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview in support of Worldwide Call for Strike in Solidarity with Gaza on Dec. 11, 2023.

South suburban Palestinians, Israelis respond to Hamas/Israel war

October 10, 2023 at 4:51 p.m.

Carmit Harari, rabbi for Shir Tikvah in Homewood, said she was born and raised in Israel and a lot of her family members live in Israel. On Saturday, Harari said...

Homewood teen studying in Israel recalls bombing at start of Hamas-Israel war: ‘My reality was changed in seconds’

March 12, 2024 at 11:54 a.m.

Josh Jury, 17, a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, went to sleep Friday night in Jerusalem after a night of celebrating the Jewish holiday Simhat Torah and woke up Saturday...

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