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Crest Hill latest to ban sale of pets from ‘puppy mills’ after Chicago ban upheld

May 31, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

Crest Hill has become the latest Illinois community to limit where pet stores may obtain the animals they sell. The city council in the southwest suburb voted unanimously to ban...

Man dies after crashing into Woodridge tornado siren

June 1, 2018 at 9:43 p.m.

A man died after crashing into a tornado siren in Woodridge on Monday morning. The victim, who has not been identified, was traveling alone and no one else was involved...

DuPage judge stripped of duties after arrest for discharge of gun in residence

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 a.m.

A DuPage County judge has been stripped of his duties following his arrest for reckless conduct after a gun was fired in his residence last month. Circuit Judge Patrick O'Shea,...

Camelot CEO Nigel Railton listens to questions during a public hearing Aug. 14, 2017, in Chicago.

Details of new Illinois Lottery manager deal shrouded in secrecy

June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m.

As the Illinois Lottery edges closer to finalizing a massive deal with a new private manager, the state and the firm have chosen to keep many of the details secret...

Red light cameras have been installed at the intersection of Illinois Highway 83 and 22nd Street in Oak Brook Terrace despite an initial rejection of cameras there from the Illinois Department of Transportation, which found they were not needed to improve safety.

Tribune investigation: IDOT approves red light cameras for already safe intersections

June 14, 2024 at 6:45 p.m.

As rejection letters go, the Illinois Department of Transportation's message last year seemed pretty clear. Oakbrook Terrace wanted to put red light cameras at a busy but relatively safe intersection....

Camelot CEO Nigel Railton listens to question during a public hearing on Aug. 14, 2017, in Chicago. Camelot Illinois, a subsidiary of the Camelot Group, a family of companies that runs the lottery in Great Britain, was chosen to run the Illnois Lottery.

Illinois Lottery selects new private manager

May 22, 2019 at 11:57 p.m.

The Illinois Lottery formally selected a new private firm Friday to manage the state's biggest moneymaking venture, but the public must wait to learn the details of a deal with...

Timeline: Red light cameras OK’d after campaign donations made

June 14, 2024 at 6:45 p.m.

A private firm teamed up with Oakbrook Terrace to install cameras at a busy intersection that had the potential to generate millions of dollars per year in violations. But the...

A volunteer holds a puppy as staff and volunteers unload animals evacuated from animal shelters in Florida on Sept. 9, 2017, at the Anti-Cruelty Society in Chicago. About 45 dogs and cats arrived at the shelter.

Animals evacuated from Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma arrive in Chicago

May 22, 2019 at 11:54 p.m.

A week after it opened its doors to pets displaced by the devastation Hurricane Harvey wreaked in Texas, an animal welfare organization in Chicago is helping similar groups in Florida...

At Little Haiti Hardware and Lumber in Miami, owner Jean Rameau is already exhausted by the rush of people coming for supplies Sept. 7, 2017.

Chicago-area residents with Florida homes brace for Irma

May 22, 2019 at 11:54 p.m.

After owning a vacation home in Florida for five years, Jill Nolan was looking forward to spending her first entire winter there after recently retiring. "I hope I have a...

A DuPage County judge upheld Downers Grove's removal of Art Jaros from the village's library board.

Ex-Downers Grove library official to argue for reinstatement after alleged homophobic comments

May 11, 2019 at 5:29 a.m.

The embattled Downers Grove library board member removed from his position by the suburb's Village Council over reportedly offensive comments will appear in court later this month in a bid...

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