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Structural Concerns Over a DuPage River Bridge Force Immediate Actions: IDOT

Shorewood, IL - Following an inspection by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), significant structural concerns have necessitated immediate lane reductions on Shorewood’s Seil Road Bridge over the DuPage...

Kankakee Valley Theatre Association Celebrates 60 Years with Special Anniversary Event

Kankakee, IL - The Kankakee Valley Theatre Association (KVTA) invites the community to celebrate its 60th Anniversary with...

Cross-State Arrest: Chicago Woman “In Love” with Lake County Teen Faces Multiple Felony Charges

Hobart, IN - Hobart Police have detained 27-year-old Estefany Sierra Rios following a concerning report made on April 29...

Lake County, IL – Man in Critical Condition After Motorcycle Crash

Port Barrington, IL – A Port Barrington motorcycle crash has left a man in critical condition, prompting ongoing...

Lithium Battery Blamed for Sunday Fire, Causes $45k Damage to Kankakee Home

Kankakee, IL - A fire, initiated by lithium batteries charging in a garage, inflicted approximately $45,000 in damages...

State to Enact Immigrant Tenant Protection Act Following Gov. Pritzker Signature

Governor JB Pritzker signed the Immigrant Tenant Protection Act into law today, making Illinois the second state in the nation to enact new protections for immigrants who rent property.

Doggy Con: a pop culture convention for furry fanatics

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s scorching August heat didn’t stop Megan Nelson from slipping on a long faux fur coat and dressing up like Cruella de Vil for her first Doggy Con convention, a pet event for costumed canines inspired by the upcoming Dragon Con convention.

Flash Forward (Aug 21st – 28th)

Screening of "No Small Matter" The film is the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education. Through poignant stories and surprising humor, the film lays our the overwhelming evidence for the importance of the first five years, and reveals how our failure to act on that evidence has resulted in an everyday crisis for American families, and a slow-motion catastrophe for the country.

Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill Allowing Schools to Supply Undesignated Glucagon

Under the new law, undesignated glucagon must be stored in a location immediately accessible to a school nurse or a designated care aid who can administer it to a student if authorized and if the student’s prescribed glucagon is not available on-site or expired. After the administration of undesignated glucagon, a school must immediately notify the student’s parent, guardian or emergency contact.

Manhattan Park District Launches ManhattanParks.org

The Manhattan Park District and Social Snowball LLC in Bourbonnais, Illinois announce the launch of the Manhattan Park District’s new website, ManhattanParks.org. ManhattanParks.org is a fully mobile responsive website devoted to focusing on serving the Manhattan community.

NASA preps for “God of Chaos” asteroid

Named after the ancient Egyptian "God of Chaos", 99942 Apophis, an asteroid as wide as the height of the Eiffel Tower, will rocket past the Earth in the next decade.
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