Ill. guns bill goes to House floor, Senate objects SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | A compromise plan on concealed weapons heading for a House floor vote drew swift opposition Thursday from Gov. Pat Quinn, …
Riverdale, area emergency services run hazard drill RIVERDALE | Emergency service crews from the south suburbs — including Flossmoor and South Holland — played out a chemical spill scenario as p…
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James, Bryant voted to All-NBA first team NEW YORK | LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection.
Elected officials discuss 2013 State Legislative Session GARY │ A wrap-up of the 2013 state legislative session and how it will affect Gary was provided on Thursday by elected representatives at Ivy …
NIRPC public participation vote postponed Action on a public participation plan was postponed Thursday at the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission due to concerns raised b…
School vouchers foster healthy competition I’m pleased to read in Peggy Buffington's column there are long-term improvements in our public schools.
87-year-old woman loses to Trump in civil case An 87-year-old grandmother took on billionaire Donald Trump. And on Thursday, she lost.
West Bank and romance prominent in 'Omar' One of the more buzzed-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, "Omar," is set in the West Bank, and the Palestinian conflict is a key part of…
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