Search results
Illinois’ top finance official: Stop sending debts from truancy tickets for collection
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIllinois’ top financial official has banned local governments from using a state program to collect debt from students who have been ticketed for truancy, eliminating a burden for families struggling ...
BP tank leak spreads chemical odor across Indiana, Illinois communities
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoA leak from a storage tank at BP’s Whiting refinery last week is to blame for a lingering chemical...
The Price Kids Pay: Black students far more likely to be ticketed by police for school behavior
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAt Bloom Trail High School in Chicago’s south suburbs, the student body is diverse: About 60% of the 1,100 students are Black or multiracial. Another 27% are Latino. And 12% are white. But when ...
I-57 repaving project begins Friday in South Suburbs
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCOOK COUNTY, Ill. — A resurfacing project on I-57 in the South Suburbs begins on Friday and is expected to last until November. The expressway will be...
A Jan. 6 attendee’s election speaks to Illinois GOP’s last stand in Will County
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWhen the Will County Board decided to send four of its members to the National Association of...
South suburban towns receive grants for lead pipe inventory, but officials say money will be needed...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTen Southland communities will receive state grants for tens of thousands of dollars to create a lead service line inventory, but area officials say more money will be needed to replace lead ...
IDEM monitoring BP Whiting refinery after two separate tank leaks
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Indiana Department of Environmental Management is monitoring the situation at BP’s refinery in...
3 of the best furniture stores around the Peoria area as voted on by readers
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoIf you're looking for a furniture store around Peoria, several options were available in the "Community's Choice" shopping competition. Here are the top furniture stores as voted by the readers ...
Mini-tour pro Bienz opens Indiana Open with 5-under 66 to lead three others by one shot
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoSOUTH BEND — Count Nick Bienz, who dreams of someday playing the PGA Tour, as an admirer of Warren...
Property taxes top issue in Kimberly Earling challenge to Sen. Patrick Joyce
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoReducing the property tax burden is a top priority for two Democratic candidates in the March 19 primary for the 40th Senate District. Incumbent Sen. Patrick Joyce, 61, of Essex, is challenged ...