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Ben Gold drinks from a fountain at Washburne School in Winnetka in January. A district official said reducing lead is "definitely a priority for parents; they want to make sure kids' drinking water is safe."

With no state funding and shifting guidance, schools’ actions on lead in water vary widely

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

When officials from the Winnetka School District 36 on Chicago's North Shore discovered traces of lead in school drinking water after complying with a state testing law in 2017, they...

Un letrero que dice "Solo lavado de manos" está adherido a un gabinete sobre un fregadero en un salón de clases en la Escuela Primaria Mark Twain en Kankakee, el martes 21 de marzo de 2023. Las fuentes y los fregaderos se mitigaron luego de una ley de prueba de plomo en el agua que se aprobó en 2017.

Ley de Illinois requiere que escuelas hagan pruebas de plomo al agua. Lo encontraron por todo el estado

April 15, 2024 at 3:48 p.m.

La mayoría de los distritos de escuelas públicas de Illinois que hicieron pruebas del agua de los fregaderos y de las fuentes en busca de pequeños rastros de plomo dañino...

A "Hand Washing Only" sign hangs above a sink at Twain Elementary in Kankakee in March. Testing identified elevated lead levels in water samples collected across the district, leading to mitigation measures.

An Illinois law required schools to test water for lead. They found it all over the state.

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Most Illinois public school districts that tested sinks and fountains for tiny traces of brain-damaging lead as required by a 2017 state law had to tell parents they found the...

Chicago police probe suspicious death of baby girl, 4 months, on Northwest Side

February 18, 2023 at 8:21 p.m.

A Chicago four-month-old's death has been ruled a homicide, officials said Saturday. Zury Cruz Sumba, was pronounced dead early Friday morning at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge as...

With his family looking on, Democratic Illinois Secretary of State candidate Alexi Giannoulias addresses his supporters as he claims victory at the Sheraton Grand Chicago on election night, Nov. 8, 2022.

Democrat Alexi Giannoulias claims victory over Republican Dan Brady in Illinois secretary of state race

November 9, 2022 at 5:47 a.m.

For the first time in nearly two dozen years, Illinois residents — and Illinois drivers, perhaps most significantly — elected a new secretary of state Tuesday. With 57% of precincts...

Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran is the Republican nominee for an open Illinois Supreme Court seat. In November, Curran will face Democratic primary winner Elizabeth "Liz" Rochford, a Lake County associate judge, for the vacant 2nd District seat.

Final vote count confirms former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran is GOP nominee for Illinois Supreme Court seat

July 29, 2022 at 4:37 p.m.

Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran has eked out a win in the Republican primary race for an open Illinois Supreme Court seat after the Illinois State Board of Elections...

Una pintura que aparentemente representa a una persona sosteniendo un rifle en la parte trasera de la casa de la madre del supuesto tirador en Highland Park el 7 de julio de 2022, tres días después de un tiroteo masivo en el desfile del 4 de Julio en Highland Park.

La turbulenta vida hogareña del supuesto tirador de Highland Park

July 8, 2022 at 9:15 a.m.

La policía de Highland Park fue llamada a la casa de la familia del presunto francotirador del desfile del Día de la Independencia al menos nueve veces entre 2010 y...

A painting apparently depicting a person holding a rifle is visible on the back of the Highland Park home of the alleged shooter's mother on July 7, 2022, three days after a mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park.

Police records paint picture of turbulent home life for alleged sniper in Highland Park mass shooting

July 8, 2022 at 11:10 a.m.

Highland Park police were called to the family home of the alleged Independence Day parade sniper at least nine times between 2010 and 2014 in response to domestic disputes, according...

Members of the community attend an interfaith service on July 10, 2022, at Glencoe Union Church after seven people were killed on July Fourth during a mass shooting in Highland Park.

Alleged shooter in Highland Park July 4th parade attack charged with 7 counts of murder in ‘premeditated and calculated attack’

July 6, 2022 at 11:07 a.m.

Prosecutors on Tuesday filed murder charges against the man suspected of firing upon crowds gathered for a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park on Monday morning, killing at least...

Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran, left, had a 1.5 percentage point lead over Lake County Circuit Judge Daniel Shanes in the Illinois Supreme Court Republican primary election.

GOP hopefuls for Illinois Supreme Court seat still locked in race too close to call

June 29, 2022 at 5:21 p.m.

Two Republican candidates seeking a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court remained locked in a race too close to call following Tuesday's primary. With 95% of the expected vote in,...

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