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Kankakee, IL – Married to Madness: Elizabeth Packard’s Mental Health Crusade

Kankakee, IL - The narrative of Elizabeth Packard, whose unjust commitment to an asylum by her own husband sparked a fervent crusade for reform, will be the focal point of an...

Wilmington, IL – Local Agencies Stage Pre-Prom Crash Simulation at Wilmington High School

Wilmington, IL - Local emergency services, including Wilmington Fire Protection District, Wilmington Police, and Hopkins Towing, will collaborate...

Will County, IL – Child Death Believed Accidental Following Suspected Heroin, Fentanyl Ingestion

Joliet, Illinois – A 12-year-old girl lost her life on Sunday following suspected ingestion of heroin and fentanyl...

Bourbonnais Friendship Festival Invites Funding Requests for Community Projects

Bourbonnais, IL - Local organizations seeking support can now reach out to the Bourbonnais Friendship Festival's Special Appropriations...

Manteno, Illinois: Operation Camaraderie Volunteer Fair to Support Veterans

Manteno, IL – Local community honors veterans with outreach and sustenance.  In an effort to support those who have...

Ryan Villopoto Named Official Pace Car Driver for Chicagoland Speedway’s Camping World 400

Chicagoland Speedway announced today that nine-time AMA Motocross/Supercross National Champion Ryan Villopoto will serve as the official pace car driver for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Camping World 400 on June 30.

Chicagoland Pit Bike National brings NASCAR & Motocross Stars Together

Thursday was unofficially dubbed “Dude’s Day” at Chicagoland Speedway. That’s in part to the rare scene of worlds colliding from the world of Motorsports and Acting as NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., motocross superstar Ryan Villopoto and Chicago Fire Actor Taylor Kinney spent the afternoon at Chicagoland Speedway doing pace car laps, hitting golf balls from four stories above the race track into the infield and rode pit bikes.

The Ultimate: Don Schumacher

In this special edition of The Ultimate, we sat down with legendary NHRA Funny Car driver/owner Don Schumacher. Don Schumacher Racing has the most...

NHRA Nationals Return to Route 66 Raceway for four days of Drag Racing

To kick the weekend off, the first-ever Burnout on the Bases Softball game will take place Thursday evening, featuring the Joliet Slammers, City of Joliet celebrities and NHRA drivers and dignitaries as they tear it up on the bases to celebrate the Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Joliet’s Route 66 Stadium.

The Big Dog Returns

WWE superstar Roman Reigns (real name Joseph Anoa’i) shocked fans when he returned to the ring on Feb. 25, 2019. In October, Reigns announced...

Chicago Blackhawks Are Rolling

The Chicago Blackhawks have been playing some great hockey as of late. They find themselves on a seven game win streak after their...
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