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Meeting on electric rate lawsuit draws more than 80 people in Batavia

May 16, 2019 at 4:16 a.m.

Attorneys seeking monetary damages from consultants they allege provided misinformation about a downstate coal plant that ultimately has cost Batavia consumers higher electric rates encouraged residents and business owners to...

ACT scores in Tri-Cities top state average

May 16, 2019 at 4:16 a.m.

The high school graduating classes of 2014 in the Tri-Cities scored more than two points higher than the state average on the ACT college entrance exam, posting the districts' highest...

Water too precious to waste on charity’s campaign, Californian says

May 11, 2019 at 1:46 a.m.

When I was challenged to dump a bucket of ice water on my head last week, my initial reaction was, "Ugh, do I really have to do this?" I could...

Class-action suit filed over Batavia energy deal

May 16, 2019 at 4:16 a.m.

A class-action suit filed in Kane County Tuesday alleges misinformation was provided about a downstate coal plant that ultimately has cost Batavia consumers higher electric rates. Nine Batavia residents and...

The St. Charles City Council voted to issue a notice of intent to award a construction bid for the Red Gate water tower project on Monday night.

St. Charles OKs funding for Red Gate water tower

May 16, 2019 at 4:16 a.m.

St. Charles City Council approved on Monday a nearly $3.7 million bid to construct 1.5 million-gallon water tower at the corner of Red Gate Road and Route 25. The council...

Batavia industrial park discussion canceled

May 16, 2019 at 4:16 a.m.

With no new plans or information to discuss, Batavia officials backed off a discussion this week on a proposed industrial park along Kirk Road. At a Joint Committee of the...

Center, Dennis Emmons, and other fans of Jackie Robinson West, react at the conclusion of the game between Jackie Robinson West and Texas in the Little League World Series game, during a watch party, at Jackie Robinson Park, at 10540 S. Morgan Park St., in Chicago, on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/baiduhai) B583949702Z.1 ....OUTSIDE TRIBUNE CO.- NO MAGS, NO SALES, NO INTERNET, NO TV, CHICAGO OUT, NO DIGITAL MANIPULATION...

Chicago fans cheer for little ‘heroes’ at baseball watch party

April 5, 2019 at 1:55 p.m.

Win or lose, the journey to the Little League World Series will be life-changing for the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars, say those who have played on the same stage. "It's...

Charges filed in June shooting of man in Austin

May 21, 2019 at 1:01 p.m.

A West Side man has been charged in a June shooting in the Austin neighborhood, police said today. Curtis Baker, 23, of the 4200 block of West Fillmore Street, is...

Body pulled from Lake Michigan identified as man who fell out of sailboat

June 17, 2018 at 11:03 a.m.

The body of a man pulled from Lake Michigan early Wednesday has been identified as the missing Chicago-area man who fell out of a sailboat Saturday evening. The man, identified...

Pilot Chuck Aaron flies the Red Bull Helicopter upside down over Lake Michigan near Gary, Ind., as Chicago prepares for its annual air and water show.

Chicago to get early peek at Blue Angels jets

May 21, 2019 at 12:58 p.m.

Chicagoans eager to see the U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform their famed daredevil stunts at the air show this weekend can catch the military jets a few days early when...

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