1 shot, killed in Dolton near Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home: officials
DOLTON, Ill. – A person was found shot and killed near Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in south…
Durbin, Foster decry legal services funding halt for immigrant children
Thousands of immigrant children who arrived in the U.S. without parents are losing their legal representation, U.S. Sen.…
Fenwick teacher brings home Holocaust lessons from Poland trip
While standing in the middle of a gas chamber in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, Julie Mewhort…
Illinois lawmakers seek families of immigration arrests in court
Illinois elected officials in the Latino Caucus and allied advocates are seeking to connect families of people arrested…
Column: South Holland creative space offers professional studio
Writer, actress and independent filmmaker Nsenga Wilson had a dream of opening a creative site in the south…
Cernan Space Center offers laser show of Chappell Roan songs
Cernan Earth and Space Center at Triton College has created its first original laser light and music show…
Elgin News Digest
ELGIN HOME BADLY DAMAGED BY GAS EXPLOSION Two walls of an Elgin home were partially blown out in…
Mayor Brandon Johnson predicts revival of faith in Chicago
ROME — Before Brandon Johnson was mayor of Chicago, he was a pastor’s kid. That was a label…
New Elgin library exhibit gets kids to think about environment
Timed to provide a little summertime education disguised as fun for kids, Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library has…
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to meet with Pope Leo XIV
Mayor Brandon Johnson will meet Pope Leo XIV during a visit to the Vatican at the end of…
Two Chicago businesses team up for a recipe of innovation
CHICAGO – Two of Chicago’s popular Asian cafés are combining to share food, drink, and the culture of…
Venezuelan migrant charged in Loyola student’s killing enters plea
CHICAGO – A Venezuelan migrant accused of killing a Loyola University freshman on a Chicago lakefront pier pleaded…