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Boys Tennis State Finals | Lyons’ Jack McLane and Mason Mazzone take 2nd
Two doubles teams from Lyons made deep runs at the IHSA Class 2A boys tennis state finals, with one of them bringing home some hardware. The boys state tennis finals were held at various sites in the north and northwest suburbs May 23-25. The Lions’ Jack McLane and Mason Mazzone...
Local Voices: Thornton Township budget proposes scary increases in salaries
I don’t want to dominate the Local Voices, since there are so many others in Thornton Township who can give their perspective. However, I just want to mention some even scarier numbers in the proposed Thornton Township budget, which I found more recently. This is a follow-up to yesterday’s piece (Local Voices: Thornton Township’s proposed budget could be Tiffany Henyard’s biggest crime yet).
Tiffany Henyard applauded • Holiday weekend gas discount • Cook County Jail drug smugglers busted
THURSDAY NEWS FLASH - Thornton Township Supervisor and Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard hosted a "Township Talk" meeting on Wednesday, where around 30 residents gathered to discuss various community issues. Henyard and her staff highlighted upcoming events and resources available for seniors and struggling families, but the primary focus of the...
Seven confirmed dead — including children — after an EF-2 tornado hit Texas Saturday night
VALLEY VIEW, Texas — Seven people are dead, and more than 100 people injured, following a reported tornado Saturday night near Valley View, the Cooke County Sheriff has confirmed. Sunday evening Governor Greg Abbott along with Cook County officials and the National Weather Service held a press conference. The...
Memorial Sunday service relocating to Ford Hangar due to weather
LANSING, Ill. (May 26, 2024) – Today’s Memorial Sunday service will still take place at 2 p.m., but weather concerns will move it into the Ford Hangar, confirmed Rich Dominiak of the Lansing Veterans Memorial Ceremonial Honor Guard. The Memorial Sunday service is a Lansing tradition, always scheduled...
Woman struck and killed by Amtrak train in Lemont: police
Police in south suburban Lemont were investigating Saturday afternoon after an Amtrak train struck and killed a woman, authorities said. The incident was reported at around 3:30 p.m. near downtown Lemont. An Amtrak spokesperson said a person trespassing on the tracks "came into contact" with Amtrak Train 22 while traveling from San Antonio, Texas, to Chicago.
District 215 School Board meeting agenda and E-learning hearing – 5/28/24
TF Center for Academics and Technology at 6 p.m. The May 28 District 215 School Board meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at the Thornton Fractional Center for Academics and Technology, located at 1605 Wentworth Avenue in Calumet City. The full board packet and materials for the meeting, including all exhibits and other relevant materials, are available online.
Editorial Contest 2024: Two souls – The hidden effects of abortion
The Lansing Journal has partnered with the freshman class at Unity Christian Academy for three consecutive years to host a student editorial contest. Each freshman student wrote an editorial about something they care about, and submitted it to The Lansing Journal. Publisher Melanie Jongsma and Managing Editor Josh Bootsma read the editorials and picked five winners based on criteria including: making a claim, persuasion and analysis, evidence, local impact, and language and voice. This is the third editorial to be published this year, and subsequent winners will be published daily. Earlier winners are linked below.
Political operative charged with sending obscene messages to state senator
WGN Investigates has learned a top aide to a state representative who abruptly resigned in April has now been charged with sending obscene and harassing messages to a rival state senator. The text messages sent to State Sen. Michael Hastings (D-Frankfort) included fake sexually explicit images of Hastings, Gov. JB Pritzker and other elected officials, […]
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