What it was like having ‘Mr. Cub’ as your dad
Joey Banks didn't always realize what it meant having Mr. Cub as a father. One of the twin sons of the late Chicago Cubs luminary Ernie Banks, Joey Banks said...
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Cubs and city of Chicago to host Ernie Banks memorial on Wednesday
The widow of Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks, speaking publicly for the first time since her husband's death Friday, told his legions of fans that the North Side legend...
Cubs legend Ernie Banks died of heart attack
The lawyer for the family of Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks said Sunday that the legendary player died Friday after suffering a heart attack, just a week short of his...
Edward Hospital paying $500,000 to put name on Romeoville event center
Romeoville's village board voted Wednesday night to grant naming rights on the athletic and event center in Uptown Square to Edward Hospital. The plan will change the name of the...
Chmura making third run for Plainfield trustee position
This is the first in a series of profiles of candidates for the Plainfield Village Board. The way Mark Chmura sees it, becoming a Plainfield trustee would involve multiple similarities...
Blotter: Man charged with domestic battery in Plainfield
The following item was taken from Plainfield police reports: A 38-year-old Plainfield man was arrested Jan. 13 on South Morning Mist Place and charged with domestic battery.
Military memorial moving from high school to Settlers’ Park
Army Chief Warrant Officer and Plainfield native Jeffry Schwab was transporting two Army engineers in Honduras near the Nicaraguan border when his chopper was shot down by Sandinista rebel gunfire...
Joliet man dies in one-car crash on I-55
A 34-year-old Joliet man died Sunday night after his vehicle went off of Interstate 55 in Plainfield, according to the Will County coroner's office. Steven R. McMullan, was pronounced dead...
Bolingbrook police chief retires
Bolingbrook said goodbye Tuesday to Police Chief Kevin McCarthy, an officer who came up through the ranks and became the top cop in 2008. A packed house at a village...
Valley View school board incumbent removed from April’s ballot
Incumbent Valley View School District board member Leonel Venegas was disqualified this week from seeking another term in April's election after a Will County election board ruled that his candidacy...