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Garth Brooks performs at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont on Sept. 4, 2014. The performance in Rosemont marks the end of Brooks 13-year tour hiatus.

Rosemont violated law by withholding Garth Brooks documents

May 23, 2019 at 10:33 p.m.

The village of Rosemont violated state open-records law when it refused to turn over financial documents related to country superstar Garth Brooks' record-breaking concert stand at the Allstate Arena, according...

College of DuPage President Robert Breuder and board Chairwoman Erin Birt wait for start of the board of trustees meeting Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at the college in Glen Ellyn. The board approved 7-1 a buyout agreement that will pay Breuder $762,868.

College of DuPage trustees largely silent on president’s big buyout

August 18, 2019 at 6:38 p.m.

Erin Birt had just voted for one of the biggest severance packages for a public employee in Illinois history, but she couldn't — or wouldn't — explain it. The chairwoman...

College of DuPage Board Chairman Erin Birt speaks during the Board of Trustees Meeting at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.

College of DuPage trustees OK president’s $750,000-plus buyout deal

August 18, 2019 at 6:38 p.m.

The College of DuPage board of trustees Thursday night approved a buyout package for its president that will give him a more than $750,000 severance payment and bring his controversial...

College of DuPage employed radio engineer despite theft conviction

August 18, 2019 at 6:36 p.m.

The College of DuPage continued to employ the engineer at its campus radio station — and continued to pay bills submitted by his private company — for nearly two years...

Tyrone Hood at Lawrence Correctional Center, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, in downstate Sumner.

Quinn commutes sentences of 2 men with shaky murder convictions

May 22, 2019 at 7:05 p.m.

In his final minutes in office Monday, Gov. Pat Quinn granted 43 clemency petitions, including two commutations that will lead to freedom for convicted murderers whose appeals had been stuck...

In last days as governor, Quinn grants clemency to 232 petitioners

August 18, 2019 at 6:35 p.m.

With just days left before he leaves office, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn granted 232 clemency requests Friday — including his first-ever pardon based on innocence. In a move that stunned...

World Relief helps refugees learn English, build lives

August 18, 2019 at 6:34 p.m.

On a record-cold November morning, San Win heads toward the Wheaton College campus with equal parts dread and determination. A Burmese refugee who arrived in DuPage County six months ago,...

Wilder Kendric Berry, 45, shown here Monday Dec. 22, 2014, was wrongfully accused of sexual assault many years ago and is petitioning Gov. Pat Quinn for a certificate of innocence before Quinn leaves office.

Clemency seekers press departing Gov. Quinn for help

August 18, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

Amid the more than 3,000 clemency petitions sitting on Gov. Pat Quinn's desk is a plea from Wilder "Ken" Berry, a 45-year-old single father who spent eight years in prison...

Joan Rivers, the legendary comedian and snarky red carpet queen, photographed in West Hollywood on June 10, 2010.

Google releases top search terms in Chicago, nation

August 18, 2019 at 6:33 p.m.

So, what did you want to know during the past year, Chicago? Well, many of you took to the Internet to find information on how to dead lift, snowboard, hack...

Country music singer Garth Brooks, left, talks with Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens at Allstate Arena in September.

Rosemont passes law to keep Garth Brooks concert details secret

May 25, 2019 at 12:34 p.m.

The way Garth Brooks told it, his promoters were only 30 seconds into a pitch for the singer's comeback tour when Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens stopped them cold. "What are...

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