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Evanston Township High School approves $2.5 million Arts, Innovation Wing expansion
Evanston Township High School approved $2.5 million for new orchestra space and a black box theater in the Arts and ...
Crown Point’s Sean Dunlap is finally A-OK. But the Tennessee recruit has learned ‘life can change so much.’
Crown Point’s Sean Dunlap wants to remain on an even keel. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound junior is considered one of the state’s ...
Porter County marks Child Abuse Prevention Month with pinwheels, program outside courthouse
Dozens of shiny pinwheels placed on the north lawn of the Valparaiso courthouse raised awareness for Child Abuse Prevention ...
NFL draft in Green Bay: League’s smallest market prepares to host its biggest offseason spectacle
The NFL draft’s annual pilgrimage to cities across the league arrives next week in Green Bay, home of the league’s only ...
Fire leaves mixed-use building in Aurora uninhabitable, fire department says
The fire occurred in a two-story, mixed-use building on the 1000 block of Dearborn Avenue that housed a mechanic shop and residence, officials said.
The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more
America’s only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump’s tariffs ...
Yale commit Selma Larbi returns for Neuqua Valley, which is winning too. ‘Definitely good to have her back.’
Larbi, a Yale commit, has produced four goals and two assists in her first eight games, spurring the Wildcats (7-1) to a ...
Elgin News Digest: Elgin PD’s Safe Together Police Academy starts in May; Three Fires Council Scouts collect food, money in March
Elgin PD’s Safe Together Police Academy starts in May. Applications are available for the Elgin Police Department’s Safe ...
Highs expected to reach the low 80s Friday with possible tornado
National Weather Service officials are expecting thunderstorms storms in the area Friday capable of large hail and a possible ...
4/20 events celebrate growing use of cannabis, while alcohol sales decline
The cannabis holiday, named after a group of friends who used to meet regularly at 4:20 p.m. to get high., has morphed into a ...
Worship news: Baptism event and Easter services
Road to Life Church: 7525 Taft St. — Road to Life Church will have a special Easter service at 11 a.m. April 20. There will be worship, an Easter experience, fun for kids, and more. For more ...
Hailey Van Lith eager to grow as a point guard — and reunite with Angel Reese: ‘I wanted to come to the Sky’
In predraft conversations, Hailey Van Lith felt that Chicago Sky coach Tyler Marsh and GM Jeff Pagliocca saw through to her ...