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A train at Chicago's Millennium Station, the endpoint for the South Shore Line commuter rail service. The South Shore Line is hoping to get youngsters into the habit of riding trains by offering some new promotions. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

South Shore Line wants to train kids early with Kit the Fox

By Doug Ross

October 10, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

The South Shore Line is hoping to get youngsters into the habit of riding trains...

Portage City Hall

User Upload Caption: Portage City Hall, 6070 Central Ave.

Portage considering $60.9 million budget for 2027; final budget will be less

By Doug Ross

October 10, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

The Portage City Council is considering a $60.9 million proposed budget for 2027. The final...

More than 120 scarecrows are on display throughout downtown St. Charles during the annual Scarecrow Weekend fest, which runs through Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

Scarecrow Weekend celebrates autumn in St. Charles

By David Sharos

October 10, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

St. Charles is awash with colorful creations and plenty of autumn activities this weekend as...

Customers look over the options at A-Town Lemonade during the Food Truck Festival in downtown Aurora on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

Variety on the menu at Aurora Food Truck Festival

By David Sharos

September 26, 2026 at 2:02 p.m.

More than 30 vendors took part Friday in Aurora's last food truck fest of the...

Four people arrested after two-state pursuit late Friday

By Post-Tribune

September 26, 2026 at 12:57 p.m.

Two teenagers from Illinois and a wanted felon are among four people who were arrested...

Jan Cubic’s new book, “Burdick: Where the Trains Once Stopped,” tells the story of the sleepy area that was an early Porter County settlement. (Jan Cubic/provided)

New book turns Chesterton’s Burdick Road into Memory Lane

By Doug Ross

September 26, 2026 at 11:47 a.m.

Jan Cubic fondly remembers visiting her grandparents in the Burdick neighborhood. Now those visits, and...

Motorcyclist killed late Thursday in wreck on I-94 near Chesterton

By Post-Tribune

September 26, 2026 at 11:03 a.m.

A Valparaiso man died Thursday night in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 involving two...

The Rev. Brian E. Konkol, Ph.D., looks over the audience at Valparaiso University’s Chapel of the Resurrection shortly after being inaugurated as the 20th president during ceremonies in Valparaiso, Indiana, Friday, September 25, 2026. The event drew students, staff, alumni and Konkol’s former coworkers from across the United States. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘The world needs more Valpo grads’: VU’s 20th president stresses building character, servant leaders

By Doug Ross

September 26, 2026 at 10:50 a.m.

The Rev. Brian Konkol, sworn in Friday as Valparaiso University’s 20th president, stressed the need...

In this March 7, 2017, file photo, rowers paddle along the Charles River past the Harvard College campus in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Bradshaw: Colleges are starting to apply to students

By Gerald Bradshaw

September 26, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Across much of the country, the balance of power is moving in the other direction....

Geneva quarterback Ben Peterson (4) runs the ball against Batavia during a DuKane Conference win in Batavia on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (Mark Black / The Beacon-News)

On a night of big plays, Ben Peterson’s screen pass turns into winning 49-yard TD as Geneva outlasts Batavia

By Paul Johnson

September 26, 2026 at 1:46 a.m.

Ben Peterson's 49-yard TD pass with 1:04 left gives Geneva 56-49 win over Batavia in...

Naperville Central star Mark Williams’ recruiting process is ‘only a matter of time.’ Metea Valley sees why.

By Matt Le Cren

September 26, 2026 at 1:43 a.m.

Mark Williams makes five catches for 165 yards and two touchdowns, plays every defensive snap...

Sandburg’s Kendall McDowell (0) chases down Lincoln-Way Central’s Vince Wilk (0) during a SouthWest Suburban Conference game in Orland Park on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (James C. Svehla / Daily Southtown)

Reaching out, Kendall McDowell hauls in TD catch with 13 seconds left as Sandburg thwarts Lincoln-Way Central

By Jeff Vorva

September 26, 2026 at 12:54 a.m.

Kendall McDowell's TD catch on fourth-and-goal with 13 seconds left lifts Sandburg to 21-17 win over...

Replacing Aaron Stewart, Warren’s Jonathan Randolph ‘has done it with grace.’ Versus Zion-Benton, with aplomb.

By Steve Reaven

September 26, 2026 at 1:36 a.m.

Jonathan Randolph rushes for 153 yards and three touchdowns, including a 67-yarder, in Warren's North...