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Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson stands in front of an Aligned Data Centers building in a business park in Elk Grove Village on July 9, 2026. The Aligned Data Centers are the newest Elk Grove Village data centers close to completion. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Elk Grove Village using data center windfall to give residents $200 gift cards

By Christopher Placek

October 15, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Elk Grove Village announced plans to distribute $200 gift cards to all 14,000 residential households...

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has named its 2026 photo contest winners. Mike Nielsen’s photo of a doe and her fawn in Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve in Oak Brook won Voters’ Choice. (Forest Preserve District of DuPage County)

Community news: Deer, ducks, sunset and stream take top honors in Forest Preserve photo contest

By Melinda Moore

October 15, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

News from the community includes items from Forest Preserve District of Will County, Western Springs,...

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

Porter County taskforce coming together on local income tax approach

By Shelley Jones

October 15, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

The Porter County Municipal Unit Strategic Taskforce is coalescing around an approach to local income...

A map shows which parts of Aurora, as indicated with different colors depending on the ward, are included in the current special census effort. The gray areas indicate parts of the city that won't be recounted. (City of Aurora)

US Census Bureau field workers set to visit Aurora homes for special census

By Addison Wright

September 8, 2026 at 11:11 a.m.

The online reporting period for the Aurora special census has ended, and residents in certain...

Karla Leon stands in front of a mural about immigrants obtaining access to higher education on the UIC Latino Cultural Center at the University of Illinois Chicago campus, Aug. 31, 2026. Leon is an undocumented senior at UIC majoring in accounting. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘Knowledge is free’: Students without permanent legal status navigate Illinois in-state tuition changes

By Kate Perez

September 8, 2026 at 11:41 a.m.

The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights estimates that 7,000 to 10,000 students across...

News briefs: Scholarship event, online gardening workshop and more

By Post-Tribune

September 7, 2026 at 4:28 p.m.

Community news from around the region.

Merrillville Fire Chief Ed Yerga, center, signs the American flag woodworking piece retired Driver-Engineer Jeff Provancher, far left, created for the Bay to Brooklyn ride as Provancher, Merrillville Fire Captain Phil Hasier, left, and Firefighters Local 5489 President Jason Coin watch, on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. The riders ask firefighters at each of their stops on the ride to sign so they "can be part of the ride, too." (Michelle L. Quinn/for the Post-Tribune)

Bike trek honoring 9/11 makes stop at Merrillville Fire Department

By Michelle L. Quinn

September 7, 2026 at 3:33 p.m.

On a 45-day cross-country bike ride with 20 of your brothers, there’s going to be...

Izabella Mijares encourages candy throwers to her upside-down umbrella as the 107th annual Labor Day parade passes in front of her in Lowell, Indiana, Monday, September 7, 2026. Mijares is a junior at Crown Point High School. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Lowell is region’s capital for 107th annual Labor Day parade

By Doug Ross

September 7, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

For Bob Leonhardt, Lowell’s Labor Day Parade is a family affair. All but one of...

The Griffel siblings from Prairie View collect parade treats. On right in pink is Cheyenne Griffel, 7, a second-grader at the Buffalo Grove Days Parade on Sept. 5, 2026 in Buffalo Grove. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Buffalo Grove Days Parade 2026 ‘Good people come out of Lake County’

By Karie Angell Luc

September 7, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

The Buffalo Grove Days Parade for 2026 took place under overcast skies at nearly 80...

Lake Forest College is seeing the largest incoming class in its 169-year history. (File photo)

Lake Forest College sees new academic year start with largest incoming class in its history

By Andis Robeznieks

September 7, 2026 at 6:22 a.m.

There's a good reason for why Lake Forest College's 107-acre campus seems a bit more...

St. Charles is mulling how it will redevelop a property along the Fox River in the city's downtown, where its old police station used to be located. (Molly Morrow/The Beacon-News)

Ice skating path, bandshell, shops and more still on the table for old St. Charles police station site on Fox River

By Molly Morrow

September 7, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The city is still considering a number of different options for the site, located at...

Second section of Fox River Trail in Geneva to be closed starting Sept. 14 due to construction project

By Aurora Beacon-News

September 7, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The closure has to do with the construction of a new sanitary sewer river crossing...

Providence’s Isaac Patton (5) sets up on defense against Joliet Catholic during a Catholic League crossover game in New Lenox on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (James C. Svehla / Daily Southtown)

Steve Millar’s high school football rankings and Week 3 top players for the Southland

By Steve Millar

September 6, 2026 at 5:03 p.m.

Lincoln-Way East holds on to top spot with convincing win, while Lincoln-Way Central joins rankings.