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Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana, right, presents Ghost Army member Bernie Bluestein of Hoffman Estates with a medal during a ceremony to honor members of the secret World War II unit with the Congressional Gold Medal on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in March.

Congressional Gold Medal recipient Bluestein to marshal Hoffman Estates’ July 4th Parade

Two months after receiving the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington, D.C., 100-year-old Hoffman Estates resident Bernie Bluestein has been named honorary marshal of his...

The Northern Lights made a splash early Saturday morning over the century-old Barlina barn at Hill Farm Acres on Barlina Road in Crystal Lake. Plans were in the works to demolish the barn but local historians are trying to save it.

Solar storm creates majestic display of Northern Lights over the suburbs

An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere early Saturday, with no immediate reports of...

The view from Busse Avenue looking westbound across Main Street in downtown Mount Prospect. The village plans to install a crosswalk at the location in hopes it will offer pedestrians safe passage across Main Street.

Will downtown Mount Prospect crosswalk solve traffic confusion?

Pedestrians crossing Main Street at Busse Avenue in downtown Mount Prospect soon could have a safer passage, as village trustees approved plans for a new crosswalk there....

Robert Sandford is one of the first donors each year at the annual blood drive held in memory of his wife, Kimberley Benedyk Sandford. Last year, more than 600 pints of blood were collected through the “A Pint for Kim” blood drive.

A Pint for Kim: Saving lives and honoring a Naperville mom

As Kimberley Benedyk Sanford lived her final days in 2020 with cancer, her sisters — Kristyn Benedyk and Kathleen Fuglsang — organized the “A Pint for Kim” blood drive. The fifth annual blood drive will be held Saturday at Naperville North High School.

Woman killed by hit-and-run driver in Downers Grove

A 65-year-old woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Downers Grove Thursday night on the 600 block of Ogden Avenue. Police said the woman, whose name has not yet bee...

In a video posted to social media, forest preserve district President Daniel Hebreard responded to Colbert and invited him to be part of a sequel video that plans to incorporate the costumes from the first cicada video with real cicadas after emergence.

DuPage County Forest Preserve invites Stephen Colbert to be featured in follow-up cicada video

A viral cicada video that the DuPage County Forest Preserve District put out last week has reached new and national heights, inviting attention from the likes of CNN, NPR...

Keith Brin, Lake County Republican Party chair

‘We are going to fight this’: Republican leaders slating legislative candidates despite new ban

Suburban Republican Party leaders are slating candidates for state legislative races that didn’t draw primary contenders despite a new law designed to prevent such aspira...

Venture One Acquisitions LLC is seeking permission from Geneva to build a warehouse on the city's east side.

Geneva panel rejects plan for mega warehouse - again

For the second time in less than a year, the Geneva Planning and Zoning Commission is recommending the denial of a proposal to build a 719,200-square-foot warehouse on th...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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