Strong thunderstorms expected to pack winds of up to 50 mph were hitting the Chicago area this evening, but are expected to blow through quickly. … Read more ›
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Entertainment, Food and drink
Come explore the Northern Illinois Wine Trail
For Midwesterners, arriving in wine country means hopping a plane or driving for days. Or does it? In the last two decades, wineries have sprung … Read more ›
News
Huntley to mark Memorial Day with parade, ceremony
Huntley’s Memorial Day parade is set for 11 a.m. Monday, May 28. The parade kicks off at the Municipal Complex and travels west down Main … Read more ›
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Village of Huntley provides update on electricity supplier program
Direct Energy is now offering a one-year fixed rate that is lower than any other rate currently available to individual residents in the village of … Read more ›
News, Travel
Metra: Customers will face screenings, searches during NATO summit
Forget that cup of coffee or water bottle. And leave your backpack at home. Those are among the messages Metra is sending to riders who … Read more ›
News
Quinn gets bill that would raise insurance costs for retirees
The state Senate approved legislation that would require retired state workers to pick up more of the costs of their health insurance. The measure, which … Read more ›
News
Area baseball/softball teams looking for state titles
Since the Illinois High School Association expanded the boys baseball and girls softball playoffs from two to four classes in 2008, the TribLocal area has … Read more ›
Weather
Skilling: May already nearly 9 degrees warmer than year ago
The return of sunshine today and Friday will boost temperatures well above Wednesday’s sub-par 60-degree high. That reading was the first below normal temperature of … Read more ›
Entertainment, Family, Seasonal
Top 10 things to do this weekend
Stamp Out Hunger Letter Carriers’ Food Drive The Naperville chapter of the National Association of Letter Carriers will participate in the 20th annual Stamp Out … Read more ›
Sports
From the community
Saltwater fishing offers a new adventure
When the folks from the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism invited Jim DaRosa and me to do a remote broadcast of the Fishing and … Read more ›
