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Some lice bugs have mutated to resist over-the-counter treatments

August 18, 2019 at 8:19 p.m.

When head lice, a pesky and persistent threat for schoolkids everywhere, recently showed up on Courtney Jager's 9-year-old daughter's scalp, the mother moved quickly to eradicate the bugs. But when...

Students file into the Forest View Educational Center in Arlington Heights to take Advanced Placement exams to earn college credits May 15, 2015.

Illinois streamlines AP test score requirements for college credit

August 18, 2019 at 8:17 p.m.

High school seniors taking Advanced Placement exams this coming school year could have a better chance of earning college credit before they enter as freshmen. Beginning with the 2016-17 school...

Three construction workers who worked on the ramp project talk on a finished ramp July 24, 2015, in Itasca. The Illinois Tollway will be opening three ramps as part of the new Interstate 290 interchange linking I-290 to Illinois Route 390.

I-290 ramps to open as part of Elgin-O’Hare work

May 22, 2019 at 8:25 p.m.

West suburban commuters on Monday are expected to drive on the first phase of the Elgin-O'Hare Western Access project with the opening of three interchange ramps. State and local officials...

A mother looks for new home after husband’s death

August 18, 2019 at 8:06 p.m.

A year after my husband Mike died, I still pick up my phone to call him. Like a punch in the gut, I remember. Mike isn't at work. He died....

George Powell was the last of seven brothers from downstate Hillview who served during World War II.

Last of 7 brothers to serve in WWII dies before highway naming dedication

August 18, 2019 at 7:59 p.m.

The lone surviving sibling of a downstate family that sent seven sons to war died Wednesday, marking what loved ones call the "end of an era." George Powell, 99, died...

Bobby Hanson, 34, left, Stephanie Kopplin, 27, Shay Johnson, 21, and Jasmine Newell, 21, run across the street in the Boystown neighborhood June 26, 2015.

Supreme Court gay marriage ruling praised by Illinois advocates

June 15, 2018 at 3:10 p.m.

Armed with a red rose for his husband, Vincent Cousineau walked along North Halsted Street in Chicago on Friday, cheering at honking cars celebrating the news that the nation's high...

CTA Yellow Line to remain closed several more weeks

May 22, 2019 at 8:02 p.m.

CTA Yellow Line riders will have to wait at least several more weeks before service can be restored after an embankment collapse, causing frustration over longer commute times. For Manar...

A strip of land containing sports fields in Jackson Park, left, and a vacant piece of property next to a wooded area in Washington Park, right, are potential locations for the Obama Presidential Library.

Obama library site pits Jackson Park vs. Washington Park

August 18, 2019 at 7:24 p.m.

Separated by less than 2 miles, Jackson Park and Washington Park were designed by the pre-eminent landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted at the same time and envisioned as one green...

Drug dealer-turned-government witness given 40 years in prison

August 18, 2019 at 7:16 p.m.

Saul Rodriguez was a one-man crime wave, ordering the killings of at least three men, kidnapping nearly 30 drug dealers to steal their cash and narcotics, and trafficking in thousands...

Cicero Town President Larry Dominick, above, and the town assessor asked trustees to consider placing the question on the ballot after hearing from residents about noise problems, a town spokesman said.

Cicero voters can sound off on noise

August 18, 2019 at 6:56 p.m.

Cicero voters will see a question on their ballots next month asking if the town should "allow resident-initiated" noise tickets to be issued. But that doesn't mean that citizens will...

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