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Lansing resident is new executive director of mayors, managers group

May 21, 2019 at 8:25 p.m.

A Lansing resident recently took the helm of the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, beating out 150 other candidates, according to the organization's statement. Kristi DeLaurentiis is the third...

Bloomingdale police officers console each other following the funeral services for fellow police Officer Raymond Murrell on Jan. 25, 2017, at Wheaton Bible Church in West Chicago.

Bloomingdale officer killed in crash is remembered for compassion, ‘million-dollar smile’

June 6, 2018 at 5:09 a.m.

To family members, Raymond Murrell was a beacon on whom they relied in times of need. To his police colleagues in west suburban Bloomingdale, who called him "Sweet Baby Ray,"...

Will County Sheriff’s chaplain plans to retire

May 21, 2019 at 8:23 p.m.

A long-time priest plans to retire Feb. 1 as chaplain of Will County Sheriff's office, officials said. The Rev. Vytas Memanas, 87, has been a chaplain with the department for...

Surgeon: Breast tumor removal doesn’t have to leave scars

May 21, 2019 at 8:22 p.m.

Women undergoing breast surgery to remove tumors may have one less thing to worry about. They now have options to prevent disfiguration without sacrificing their treatment in a trademarked technique...

Cops in several west suburbs report thefts from cars during day care dropoffs

June 6, 2018 at 6:56 a.m.

During brief moments when parents dropped off or picked up their children at day care centers recently, there have been several incidents reported of purses and other property stolen from...

The Rev. Samuel Hinkle III, pastor of Cathedral of Joy Family Life Center Church in Olympia Fields, shares a photo of a time when he and others worked to keep open an African-American car dealership in the area as he reflects on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Olympia Fields church’s King Day program a call to action

May 21, 2019 at 8:21 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. was many things to many people, and during a program honoring his legacy, Chicago's Charlie Dates said one of King's titles helps to frame all of...

Palos Community Hospital participates in Alzheimer’s study

May 21, 2019 at 8:21 p.m.

Palos Community Hospital is participating in a national Alzheimer's study that could go a long way toward properly diagnosing and treating dementia, authorities said. The study, sponsored by the Alzheimer's...

Dr. Wade A. Stevenson of Waukegan, leads a North Shore Baptist Ministers Alliance MLK Meeting on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Gideon Baptist Church in Waukegan. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

‘We all live together’: Local black leaders call for unity after Trump’s election

May 23, 2019 at 11:46 p.m.

It was 1963 when Martin Luther King, Jr. marched on Washington, declaring his dream about human equality that became a hallmark of the Civil Rights Movement. Nearly 54 years later,...

Teens raise money for care packages in Joliet

May 21, 2019 at 8:20 p.m.

When Lockport's Bobbie Johnson, 18, was asked how she and her fellow students could celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, she thought about a tradition she has had...

Treasure Chest uses toys to ease pain when kids go through cancer treatments

June 6, 2018 at 8:23 a.m.

Every time Colleen Kisel's son walked through the hospital doors, he knew it was going to be painful. Just 7 years old, Martin Kisel had acute lymphocytic leukemia, which required...

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