District 230 beats state averages, lags overall standards
Report card day has been gloomy for most schools in Illinois since the dawn of the No Child Left Behind era in 2002, with few schools hitting the benchmarks for...
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Will County prosecutor Glasgow gets win
High-profile criminal prosecutions, some of them decades old, cast long shadows over the races for top prosecutor in two suburban counties. In Will County, State's Attorney James Glasgow, a Democrat,...
Tinley library will waive fines in exchange for canned goods
Starting Sunday, the Tinley Park Library will accept canned goods as payment for overdue fines as part of a week-long amnesty program. The amnesty program is an occasional event for...
Campaign: Bogus signs link Glasgow to Rep. Jackson
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow was the victim of an unconventional late-election trick over the weekend, as signs sprang up across Joliet that appeared to show the four-term incumbent...
Proposed cigarette tax hike could be boon and burden to smoke shops
Ali Al Meshal realizes he is in a unique position as Cook County Board members weigh a budget that includes a cigarette tax that will boost the price of a...
Campaign: Bogus signs link Glasgow to Rep. Jackson
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow was the victim of an unconventional late-election trick over the weekend, as signs sprang up across Joliet that appeared to show the four-term incumbent...
Ex-Dixon treasurer pleads not guilty
Former longtime Dixon Treasurer Rita Crundwell entered a not-guilty plea in Lee County criminal court Wednesday to 60 counts of theft tied to her alleged embezzlement of $53 million from...
Former Dixon treasurer pleads not guilty in massive theft
Former longtime Dixon treasurer Rita Crundwell entered a not-guilty plea in Lee County criminal court Wednesday to 60 counts of theft tied to her alleged embezzlement of $53 million from...
Former Dixon treasurer pleads not guilty in massive theft
Former longtime Dixon treasurer Rita Crundwell entered a not-guilty plea in Lee County criminal court Wednesday to 60 counts of theft tied to her alleged embezzlement of $53 million from...
Winners of Orland Township dance contest trained for months
Connie Logan has had her share of dance floor success: she met her husband at the Holiday Ballroom on Chicago's South Side more than 50 years ago. Last week, she...