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Weekend storms fill McCook and Thornton reservoirs to near capacity
Thanks to soggy weekend the Thornton and McCook reservoirs for the Deep Tunnel project are both near capacity.
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After picking Northern Illinois, Sandburg’s Lucas Matykiewicz to focus on senior year
Lucas Matykiewicz caught 21 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns for Sandburg’s Class 8A playoff qualifier last fall.
Kendall Meyers, Marist turn the page after last season’s state-title run
Kendall Meyers, a rising senior guard with four Division I offers, is the lone starter back from Marist’s Class 4A state champions.
Area roundup: Fire sign international star Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski, who has scored more than 700 goals in international competition, has signed with the Chicago Fire and could debut on July…
Nazareth’s Landon Thome is Southwest Regional Baseball Player of the Year
Florida State commit and MLB Draft prospect Landon Thome hit .532 with a .623 on-base percentage and a 1.054 slugging percentage as a…
Area roundup: Marist’s Jack Brannigan gets quick taste of MLB life
Former Marist star Jack Brannigan joined the Pittsburgh Pirates for one day before returning to Double-A Altoona.
After filling in last fall, Damian Feret set to step up as Curie’s starting quarterback
Rising junior quarterback Damian Feret of Curie made some big plays when subbing for injured starter Gabe Taylor last season.
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Garfield Ridge, Clearing celebrate summer with parades, library programs, community activities: Patricia Tyznik
The annual Patriots Day Parade was held on June 25, and it was one of the best. It started with a…
After weeks of storms, South Side looks to summer activities: Kathy Headley
For the past two weeks, we have been talking about the torrential rains that fell here 50 years ago and comparing…
Fireworks fun and frustration, Senior Happy 250 Party: Peggy Zabicki
I hope everyone had a safe and happy Fourth of July. I spent the day at a family picnic just outside…
Active shooter drill brings police, fire, school staff together in Summit
School District 104 and emergency responders from three agencies conducted a school shooter training exercise at Graves Elementary School.
Summit Library’s Summer Reading Program features dinosaurs
Dinosaur fossils took over Summit Public Library on Wednesday, June 24, as part of the library’s Children’s Summer Reading Program, which…
Burbank brings community together for Party in the Park
Carnival rides, live music, and summer fun came together for Burbank’s annual Party in the Park, celebrating an early Fourth of…
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Drunken driving, ID theft, car vandal: Countryside police blotter
Trespass to vehicle A caller reported seeing a young male standing near an open car door in the parking lot in…
Driving with a dog, late to work, overweight loads: Justice police blotter
Truck driver gets four tickets A 37-year-old man was cited for four violations after police pulled him over at 78th Avenue…
Drunk driver hits Willow Springs squad car and flees
Willow Springs squad car struck by drunken driver who sped away and was chased.
Fajitas burglary, Doty’s break-in, fraudulent trucker, fence graffiti: Countryside police blotter
Fraud used at Home Depot A complainant discovered on June 13 that their identity had been compromised and used to rent…
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The pope from Chicago who couldn’t update his bank account info
Video: South Side priest shares the story of how the pope got disconnected by his bank, and what it reveals about the man who leads 1.4 billion Catholics.
St. Patrick’s Day brings a glimmer of hope during dark times
St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated on March 17, honors the patron saint of Ireland, a 5th-century Christian missionary who brought Christianity to the pagan Irish.
School districts must be accountable to public
Schools are important. But administrators don’t have the same sense of accountability to taxpayers that other governments like villages have.