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Silver Cross Requires Visitors to Mask Effective January 8
Respiratory virus season is in full swing within the community and right here at Silver Cross Hospital – from patients…
Amid record overdoses and drug counselor shortage, workforce expansion program aims to fill gap
Chicago’s Federal Plaza is pictured during the End Overdose Now rally in downtown on August 28, 2023. (Capitol News Illinois…
Trump faces ballot challenge in Illinois minutes after filing his petitions
Objectors say he’s disqualified under 14th Amendment for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riots By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois…
Manley Hosts Luggage for Foster Kids Donation Drive
State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, is hosting a donation drive to provide luggage to children in the foster care system.…
Northern Illinois Food Bank Roundtable about New Farm to Food Bank Program
Illinois State Senator Linda Holmes joined leaders from Northern Illinois Food Bank, IDHS (Illinois Department of Human Services), Feeding Illinois, Greater Chicago…
Governor names new DCFS director Former director Marc Smith will stay on until Feb. 1
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The troubled state agency charged with the protection of abused and neglected children…
Tensions Up During ‘Dumb’ Meeting; Courthouse Continues Coming Down
By Stephanie Irvine The case of the missing documents leading to calls for a halt to demolition of the former…
New Lenox Honors Fallen Vets
By Karen Haave Military veterans buried in two New Lenox cemeteries were remembered again in December by a group of…
Update: Board Member’s Dash Demolishes Latest Attempt to Save Courthouse, County Exec Said Board Has Documents They Want
Mica Freeman By Stephanie Irvine Just two days after the Christmas holiday, demolition crews began work breaking down the…
Local Officials Responding to Asylum-Seekers
By Karen Haave Area officials continue to monitor their communities for unscheduled bus drop-offs of asylum seekers while searching for…
Illinois agriculture remains resilient amid year of challenges, uncertainty
By RICHARD GUEBERT JR. Former Illinois Farm Bureau President Everyone can point to that year in their lives – the year when…
L-Way Restaurants Invited to Chili Cook-Off
The Village of Frankfort is thrilled to announce the much-anticipated “Fire and Ice” Winter Social, an electrifying event set to…