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From left: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Anne Vogel, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board of Commissioners President Kari K. Steele, Board of Commissioners Vice President Patricia Theresa Flynn, Commissioner Cameron Davis, Commissioner Beth McElroy Kirkwood, Commissioner Eira L. Corral Sepulveda and Commissioner Precious Brady-Davis break ground on Battery E at the Terrence J. O'Brien Water Reclamation Plant in Skokie on Oct. 8, 2026. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Cleaner water on tap as Skokie’s O’Brien treatment plant breaks ground on $400 million upgrade

By Claire Murphy

October 12, 2026 at 2:50 p.m.

Officials for the district said the new water treatment system will help filter out phosphorus...

An eastern bluebird perches on a sign at an area forest preserve in 2003. A new program offered by the Forest Preserve District of Will County aims to help open up birding as a hobby for people who are visually impaired. (Jim Robinson/baiduhai)

Birding by ear: Will County program opens up hobby for people who are visually impaired

By Jim Dudlicek

October 12, 2026 at 2:39 p.m.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County aims to make birding accessible to those for...

News briefs: Calumet Township hosting open house with food, services

By Post-Tribune

October 12, 2026 at 2:38 p.m.

News and events around the area

The Kane County Board meets at the Kane County Government Center in Geneva. The board recently passed a balanced budget for 2027. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

After passing a balanced 2027 budget, Kane County looks to the future

By Molly Morrow

September 17, 2026 at 12:20 p.m.

After years of spending down its reserves, the county has made cuts, reallocated money and...

Mark Kolasa, a teaching assistant for a restoration ecology class, uses his binoculars during a tour through Deer Grove East Forest Preserve in Palatine on Sept. 23, 2025, as part of a celebration of the completion of the habitat restoration project. The restoration project, funded by the O’Hare Modernization Mitigation Account, restored acres of native habitat and wetlands at this site. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Forest Preserves spent extra $40 million yearly on expanded conservation, maintenance

By A.D. Quig

September 15, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Voters overwhelmingly gave Cook County Forest Preserves the OK to raise property taxes by 0.025%...

From left, Portage Mayor Austin Bonta, Police Chief Michael Candiano and City Attorney Dan Bartnicki explain how Portage police officers use Flock camera images and guardrails put in place to deter misuse of the system. (Doug Ross/Post-Tribune)

Portage officials discuss Flock camera locations, policies

By Doug Ross

September 15, 2026 at 1:50 p.m.

The Flock presentation came at Mayor Austin Bonta’s normal monthly “Mayor’s Monday” discussion. Bonta, Candiano...

Magistrate Ana Osan answers a question from fourth graders during Constitution Day at Jackson Elementary School in Valparaiso, Indiana, Tuesday, September 15, 2026. The program moved outdoors as a fire alarm went off during her presentation. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Magistrate holds court for Constitution Day at Jackson Elementary

By Jim Woods

September 15, 2026 at 1:40 p.m.

Magistrate Ana Osan raised her right hand and administered the oath in front of 70...

Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
- Original Credit: Porter County

Porter County commissioners support locked out BP workers with resolution

By Shelley Jones

September 15, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

The Porter County Board of Commissioners made a public declaration of support for the 800...

The Duneland School Corporation's administrative offices. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

Duneland students will make up two days from Aug. 11 derecho

By Jim Woods

September 15, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

Duneland School Corporation students will only have to make up two out of eight days...

Chesterton will disconnect its Flock Safety License Plate Reader cameras by Oct. 31 after Police Chief Tim Richardson, pictured Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, performs an internal audit of officers' use of the system. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Chesterton to disconnect Flock license plate reader system

By Jim Woods

September 15, 2026 at 2:46 p.m.

Chesterton will disconnect its Flock Safety License Plate Reader cameras by Oct. 31 after Police...

Glenview residents welcomed a new community mural at 1746 Glenview Road to the village's downtown on Sept. 14, 2026. The mural represents the community's natural elements, animals and people. (Jennifer Johnson/for Pioneer Press)

Artists, community create first public mural in downtown Glenview

By Jennifer Johnson

September 15, 2026 at 2:48 p.m.

Glenview first public mural, in the village's downtown, represents the community's natural elements, animals and...

A new wildflower mural by Chinese American artist Louise Jones, or “Ouizi,” located on the corner of Church Street and Crawford Avenue in Skokie, on Aug. 19, 2026. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Skokie in bloom with new wildflower mural from renowned Detroit-based artist

By Claire Murphy

September 15, 2026 at 9:11 a.m.

Detroit-based, Chinese-American artist Louise Jones has created a mural of flowers at Church Street and...

Steve Reaven’s high school football rankings and Week 4 top players for Lake County

By Steve Reaven

September 15, 2026 at 8:49 a.m.

Zion-Benton, Grayslake North, Libertyville and Lake Zurich all move up as Highland Park returns to...