The world’s largest operating steam engine, Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, made a rare appearance Thursday morning as it travels toward Philadelphia for America’s 250th birthday celebration.
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McCook wants the Bears: ‘We don’t need overtime like the state’
Mayor Terrance Carr wants the Bears to build their new stadium on former quarry land at 55th Street and East Avenue.
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Illinois to let municipalities lower speed limits without costly studies
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will soon decide whether to sign legislation that allows cities and towns to reduce speed limits in high-risk areas based on safety data alone, eliminating the need for expensive traffic engineering studies.
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Illinois to double fines for passing stopped school buses
Southwest side officials praise the recently passed school-bus bill.
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Big Boy Steam Locomotive To Make Rare Trek Through South Suburbs
Carol McGowan and Kathy Rosenbeck heard the whistle first. It was fall 2024 when Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive rumbled through Summit. The sound was unlike anything that passes through regularly — not an ordinary train horn, but something deeper, older. By the time they reached the window, the engine had already […]
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Melissa Etheridge kicks off Brookfield Zoo’s Roaring Nights concerts
Chicago’s wildest concert series returns this weekend as Brookfield Zoo Chicago sets the stage for its annual Roaring Nights summer concert series.
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Southwest suburban gas prices fall to lowest point in weeks
A survey of 26 stations across the Desplaines Valley region conducted Wednesday, June 3, placed the area average at $4.74, down from $4.90 on June 1
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Chicago legend Dan Hampton: Bears face a tough task
The Bears — coming off an 11-6 record — have a target on their backs this season, says Dan Hampton.
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Pet Parade thrills thousands in La Grange
The 80th edition of the La Grange Pet Parade went off without a hitch Saturday, May 30, under warm and sunny skies. A total of 130 entries needed two hours to cover the parade route. Molly Price, the parade’s executive director, said 3,000 people were in the parade and an estimated 10,000 watched. They had […]
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Mitch Milenkovic named mayor of Stickney
Milenkovic, appointed mayor on May 29, has lived in Stickney since 1988.