An East Aurora School District member facing federal charges for an alleged kickback scheme has denied the allegations in her first public statement since the grand jury indictment dropped last week.Annette Johnson, the former board president who signed the statement as a member of East Aurora School District 131, maintained her innocence and said she ...

Early voting and mail-in ballot turnout in suburban Cook County for the midterm elections has surpassed turnout in the 2022 gubernatorial election by nearly 30% so far, Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon said Monday. More than 242,000 residents have cast ballots during early voting as of Monday morning. Nearly 107,000 mail ballots have been returned and 11,000 ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday suffered the latest in a string of City Council defeats a loss that blows a $75 million hole in his pre-election budget.At a special meeting that the Johnson administration tried to avoid, a veto-proof City Council majority voted 44 to 6 to compel Johnson to apply the $75 million up-front payment from Stonepeak Partners, the ...

The actual, physical newspaper was a vital part of my life for as long as I can remember. Chicago newspapers arrived in the morning, and the Joliet Herald-News arrived in the afternoon.My mother read them every morning, and I followed suit as soon as I could. My first newspaper-related goal was to become the neighborhood paper boy. As with everything in the ...

Someone fatally shot the CEO of a violence prevention group who worked in violence-plagued areas of Chicago on Saturday night in suburban Chicago Heights, officials said. Andre Thomas, 57, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the 400 block of West 14th Street around 9:25 p.m. Saturday, Chicago Heights police and the Cook County medical examiner's ...

The Genesis Convention Center was supposed to symbolize the rebirth of Gary, Indiana, our famously beleaguered steel town neighbor to the east.And it worked for a while. Built in 1981, the downtown building was the place for indoor sports, pageants and civic events. The big hall, at 1 Genesis Center Plaza, once drew acts like Public Enemy, Whitney Houston, ...

La Calle 26 de La Villita se transform en una gran celebracin del Da de Muertos el domingo.La festividad es una tradicin anual el 1 y 2 de noviembre en Mxico y en pases de Centroamrica y Latinoamrica para honrar y celebrar a los seres queridos que han fallecido. La gente decora ofrendas o crea altares con cempaschiles, calaveras de azcar y fotos de sus ...

As part of our voter guide, we assembled a list of organizations involved in education-related work that have made endorsements in the 2026 Chicago School Board election. We are also listing education-focused political action committees that dont endorse but are providing financial support to specific candidates.We are not listing all endorsements, ...

Jack Johnson, who in 1908 became the first Black man to win boxings heavyweight championship, is buried at Graceland Cemetery in Uptown. In a place known for elaborate shrines to the citys most famous, his grave went for six decades without any individual marker at all, only a single tombstone for his familys plot reading, simply, Johnson. Following the ...

WHEN THE BEARS HAVE THE BALLBen Johnson was impressed by Devon Witherspoons University of Illinois film long before he became the second-highest-paid cornerback in the NFL. In the last year-and-a-half, hes seen him grow even more, as the Seahawks have moved him from the slot to outside cornerback.The Bears coach said he still finds a way to impact the game ...

DEAR READERS: The mailbox was bursting with responses to the Oct. 9 letter from Frustrated Neighbor, whose 94-year-old neighbor is bedridden and nominally cared for by a woman who also holds his power of attorney. I'll let the readers speak for themselves:"Red flags everywhere! The neighbor says the caregiver has his POA, which means she can control his ...

Chicago will host its first-ever "Cinema Weekend" celebrating independent and local film and the art house venues that screen such movies, organizers announced Monday. The Chicago Film Office and chicagoscreens.org will host the inaugural Chicago Cinema Weekend from March 19-21. It will feature special programming, giveaways and screenings of films, from ...

Chicago Public Media, owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, soft-launched on Oct. 7 chicago.com, a new online platform focused on local communities.The nonprofit rolled out its pilot in Chicago neighborhoods Avondale, Bronzeville, Edgewater/Andersonville and South Shore, as well as the city of Evanston.Chicago.com expects to add more communities next ...

Overflowing garbage. Backed-up sinks. Food prepped in bushes. More than 800 pounds of food tossed due to improper temperatures.These are just a few examples of food safety problems city inspectors documented during one hot weekend in July when one of the citys largest culinary events, Taste of Chicago, took place in Grant Park.The food festival kicked off ...

Moon alertAvoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions after 6 p.m. Chicago time today. The moon is in Leo.Aries (March 21-April 19) A dynamic day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } ...

The Cubs had baseballs best defense in 2026, and it wasnt even close.Now, theyve got the hardware to prove it.Center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and third baseman Alex Bregman won Gold Gloves when the annual position-by-position defensive awards were announced Sunday night.Three other Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, left fielder Ian Happ and right fielder ...

Little Village's 26th Street transformed into a mass celebration for Da de los Muertos on Sunday. The holiday, which means Day of the Dead in English, is an annual tradition on Nov. 1 and 2 in Mexico and Central Latin American countries to honor and celebrate loved ones who have died. People decorate ofrendas (altars in English) with marigolds, sugar skulls ...

DETROIT Jared Goff threw a go-ahead, 7-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Williams with 4:35 left and the Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 19-15 on Sunday, handing the NFL's last undefeated team its first loss.The Lions (5-2) have won three straight, including their first two division games in the tight NFC North.The Vikings (6-1) had a chance to stay ...

Its not like the next week lightens up for the struggling Bulls.Heck, the next two weeks are burdened with more schedule obstacles and landmines.At 6-1 Philadelphia on Monday, in the Garden to play the defending champs on Wednesday, a return home just to be greeted again by the 76ers, then a few days to breathe only to watch 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama duck ...

TAMPA, Fla. Baker Mayfield didn't complete a pass but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Atlanta Falcons 16-0 on Sunday behind Bucky Irving and Kenny Gainwell's rushing on a wet, sloppy field.The Buccaneers (3-5) set a team record for yards rushing in a game with 324, and became the first team to have zero completions since Buffalo on Sept. 29, 1974. The ...

Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen usually seems annoyed by having to do a weekly news conference, but coming off the trade for star defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, talking to the media didnt bother him at all.Normally ultra-serious, Allen bordered on wacky as he cartoonishly looked side to side when two reporters asked him a question at the same ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago removed a priest from a Southwest Side parish after he was accused of "inappropriate physical contact" and "boundary violations" with an adult.Rev. Samson Mukundi, who was serving as pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in McKinley Park, was temporarily removed from his post after the allegations against him came to light, Cardinal ...

Sorry to break it to the haters, but there was no Scooby-Doo moment at the Geese show on Halloween night. While critics have been trying in vain to unmask who they really are (an industry plant! a marketing sham!), the Brooklyn musicians revealed themselves on Saturday to be nothing else than a formidable young rock band thats gotten a bad rap. And on a ...

Ohio State dropped out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday for the first time in five years, UCLA entered the top five for the first time in 25 years and New Mexico earned the first ranking in program history.The Buckeyes plummeted from No. 2 to No. 11 following their 30-18 loss at Southern California, making it four weeks in a row the ...

ROME Villanova had Pope Leo XIV's support and many more traveling fans. Notre Dame scored the most when it counted, though.The Fighting Irish produced a late comeback for a 74-72 win in the men's game that opened the college basketball season in Rome on Sunday.Brady Koehler scored key baskets down the stretch for the Irish, who trailed for most of the ...