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28/07/2024

The venue boasts eight pickleball courts, in addition to three tennis courts that can convert to pickleball courts.

Players are invited to flex their pickleball skills at an upcoming tournament at McCollum Park.

28/07/2024

An Amazon delivery contained a dirty diaper; it stinks for the third-party sellers, too. A giant inflatable IUD tours the country.

28/07/2024

The fall was reported Saturday afternoon.

Police were on scene for several hours and the LaSalle County coroner was investigating, according to NBC Chicago.

28/07/2024

A 29-year-old woman told officers she went to check on the boy, saw a window screen was torn and found the child outside, police said.

28/07/2024

After having a heart transplant at age 12, the suburban Girl Scout now has her sights set on becoming a doctor. "I love working with kids and I think it will be amazing to be able to tell my patients, 'I’ve been through what you’ve been through.'"

After three major heart surgeries before the age of 13, Kameryn Rasberry created a website to help teens with physical and mental health.

28/07/2024

Add some sunshine to your day with these stories of a winning softball team, a dream Girl Scout Gold Award project and more.

28/07/2024

Boat explosion | Girl Scout brings heart to project | No charges in fatal shooting | Local legend dies at 92

28/07/2024

He also pleaded guilty twice to driving under the influence, records show, and was discharged from the Army for "misconduct (serious offense)."

28/07/2024

"While Chicago has long struggled with an epidemic of gun violence, it is unquestionable that the manufacture, sales, and marketing of easily modified G***k pistols have made the situation worse," the filing reads. "The easily modified G***k pistols sold and promoted by Defendants are sought by criminals because with the addition of a simple switch, they are capable of military-grade firepower."

Guns sold at Oak Forest's Eagle Sports Range account for 4 percent of those used in Chicago and traced to sellers, the City claims.

28/07/2024

Police say he threw lighter fluid and hot coffee at a woman and her child, after nearly hitting them with his car.

The man also allegedly nearly struck the pair, who were on their bicycles, with his van, police said.

27/07/2024

ICYMI: People should avoid direct encounters with bears and check their property for food that could attract a bear if one is reported nearby.

27/07/2024

Federal regulators step up oversight of Southwest Airlines after a string of safety mishaps, including three planes flying dangerously low.

27/07/2024

Your community’s social media page may bring out the best in your neighbors. Or the worst. What’s the best way to keep discussions civil?

Your community's social media page may bring out the best in your neighbors. Or the worst. What's the best way to keep discussions civil?

27/07/2024

He was in his 20s when he got the call asking him to fill in as a conductor for the municipal band. Nearly half a century later, he's still there.

In 1979, Dr. Bruce Moss, got a phone call to fill in as conductor for Wheaton Municipal Band. Now, he's celebrating 45 years with them.

27/07/2024

This week's photo roundup from across Illinois. Send your pics to [email protected].

27/07/2024

The endorsement also highlights the friendship and potentially historic link between the nation's first Black president and the first woman, first Black woman and first person of Asian descent to serve as vice president, who is now vying to break those barriers at the presidential rank.

The former president and first lady gave Harris expected but crucial support in her bid to defeat Donald Trump.

27/07/2024

A man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for his role in a string of armed robberies of cell phone stores throughout Illinois

The Chicago man pleaded guilty last year to firearm and robbery charges for the incidents in Mokena and other towns.

27/07/2024

The event offers live music, seasonal brews from more than 20 beer vendors, food and more.

Hoptober Fest 2024 is set for Sept. 28 at Memorial Park.

26/07/2024

26/07/2024

More than 30 Illinois grocery stores are poised to be sold when the merger is complete.

26/07/2024

"The allegations that a fifteen-year-old boy disguised himself and broke into a popular government-owned facility and set fire to a desk and office equipment are extremely disturbing," the state's attorney said.

The boy set fire to a desk in an office, police said. Officers found out about it through a surveillance camera.

26/07/2024

One man was found shot in the head in Pilcher Park, while a second man, also with gunshot wounds, crashed into a security vehicle outside Silver Cross Hospital.

26/07/2024

This week's photo roundup from across Illinois.

26/07/2024

One of your neighbors published an article in the Community Corner section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

One of your neighbors posted in Community Corner. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

26/07/2024

Several deli meats are being recalled after a multi-state listeria outbreak left two people dead and sickened nearly three dozen others.

26/07/2024

A 21-year-old man is accused of using bedding to intentionally set the fire.

26/07/2024

Massey's shocking and violent death at the hands of a sheriff's deputy was captured on body camera.

Massey's shocking and violent death at the hands of a Springfield area sheriff's deputy was captured on body camera.

26/07/2024

He also offered to strip, took off his pants during a tour and evicted tenants who were unreceptive to his advances, authorities said.

26/07/2024

"These are people that are very angry at 'Bibi' Netanyahu for not making a priority of a cease-fire," Schakowsky said.