07/15/11 With temperatures in the mid-90s and high humidity expected throughout the next week, Fox Valley towns are offering air-conditioned facilities for residents who need a place to cool off.AuroraSalvation Army, 437 E. Galena Blvd.; 630-897-7265; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through FridayPrisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave.; 630-859-8606; 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to ...
07/14/11 ROSEMONT, Ill. -- With the 2010 Offensive Player of the Year Rachel Folden out with an injury, the Bandits were running thin at catcher with just Shannon Doepking to carry the load.
07/14/11 WINDSOR - Josh Forsythe, who was an assistant coach under Bruce Austin last year during the Windsor boys' historic season has been named the team's basketball head coach. Forsythe replaces Austin, who resigned in April to spend more time with his family after going 42-52 in four years.
07/11/11 Severe thunderstorms swept through the Chicago are Monday morning, pelting commuters rushing to get to work and temporarily halting all Union Pacific Metra trains. The heavy rain, hail and winds have downed wires throughout the city and sent trees into streets.Trains were either halted or delayed, according to both the CTA and Metra.On Metra, due to weather related high winds, Union Pacific ...
06/29/11 Ken Akerman will be Beecher High School's new athletic director and dean of students, pending board approval at its July 13 meeting.
06/28/11 June 30, 1886 Stephen Lasher, the old Elgin Hotel keeper who looked so much like Henry Ward Beecher, died of paralysis last week, aged 77.
06/24/11 An Illinois Little League baseball coach has died after collapsing on the field while his son and his teammates looked on.
06/21/11 The first of many public hearings for what promises to be a years-long process to plan the Illiana Expressway drew scores of interested south suburban residents, businesspeople and public officials to Matteson this evening.
06/21/11 The Prairie Advocate is a regional newspaper fullfilling the needs of Carroll County, IL and Northwest Illinois residents with relevant, local news on government, sports, schools, business, and community events. Carroll County is Located in Northwestern Illinois along the Mississippi River.
06/20/11 The Illinois Coaches Association has announced their selections for their ICA State All-Star Teams. Two members and the coach of the IHSA Class 2A State Runner-up Shelbyville Lady Rams (33-8) were honored as team members.
06/04/11 "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris," concerns Americans who went to Paris to study, live and play during the 19th century.
06/02/11 Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Inc. has entered into an agreement with Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. for a construction loan totaling $80 million, the shipyard said Wednesday in a filing on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
05/19/11 The Illiana Christian baseball team nearly let the game get away, but managed a 7-3 nine-inning win over Glenbard East Thursday to win the Metro Suburban Conference title outright.
05/19/11 Skyler Woods' two-out single in the bottom of the sixth inning plated Briana Bowler to score the game's only run in Beecher's 1-0 softball win over Manteno on Wednesday.
05/16/11 Kamari Simmons bases-loaded single drove in Shane Baeza with the winning run as St. Francis de Sales beat Seton Academy 8-7 in 10 innings Monday in a quarterfinal game of the Class 2A Beecher Regional.
05/16/11 CHICAGO, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting Thursday, more Verizon Wireless customers across the greater Chicago area and northwest Indiana will be able to surf the web, download files and share music and photos up to 10 times faster than before with Verizon Wireless' 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. The expanded network coverage launches on May 19 and will be available to more customers ...
05/16/11 CHICAGO, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting Thursday, more Verizon Wireless customers across Northwest Indiana and the greater Chicago area will be able to surf the web, download files and share music and photos up to 10 times faster than before with Verizon Wireless' 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. The expanded network coverage launches on May 19 and will be available to more customers ...
04/21/11 Migratory Bird Hike, a free family program sponsored by the Forest Preserve District of Will County, will be at 8 a.m. April 30 at Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve, in Plainfield. Join a naturalist for the guided hike in search of migrating waterfowl, herons, egrets and a diversity of songbirds. Participants are encouraged to bring a bird guide and binoculars. The preserve is on ...
04/21/11 Crown Point got a two-run double from Jessica Palm and a solid pitching effort from sophomore Siena Gyure to upset Times No. 4 LaPorte 4-2 on Thursday in a Duneland Athletic Conference game.
04/21/11 Emma Pawlowski scored midway through the second overtime, off an assist from Anneke Knot, to give the Illiana Christian girls soccer team a 3-2 Metro Suburban Conference win over Fenton on Thursday. | 
