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Come explore the Northern Illinois Wine Trail

May 15 at 12:16 p.m.

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 ›

Government, News

Officials warn homeowners of deed scams

By Amy Alderman | May 15 at 5:36 a.m.

Lake County officials are warning homeowners to be on the lookout for what some say are deed scams. Mary Ellen Vanderventer, Lake County Recorder of … Read more ›

News, Travel
Metra riders, many with backpacks and rolling bags, exit trains Friday downtown. Metra is advising passengers on all its lines that they will be subject to screening and restrictions on what they can carry on trains during the NATO summit. (Antonio Perez, Chicago Tribune / May 11, 2012)

Metra: Customers will face screenings, searches during NATO summit

May 12 at 12:10 p.m.

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

May 10 at 5:29 p.m.

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 ›

Weather

Skilling: May already nearly 9 degrees warmer than year ago

May 10 at 10:27 a.m.

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
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Top 10 things to do this weekend

May 9 at 7:41 p.m.

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
Jim DaRosa (L) and Don Dziedzina show off a couple red fish caught frm the intercostal waterways by Orange Beach Alabama
From the community

Saltwater fishing offers a new adventure

By Don Dziedzina | May 4 at 7:45 p.m.

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 ›

Food and drink
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From the community

Yogen Fruz Opens in Algonquin Commons

By Laura | May 8 at 12:03 p.m.

ALGONQUIN, IL (:May 2012) – Yogen Früz is pleased to announce that they have opened their newest location in Algonquin Commons, on Randall Road. Although … Read more ›

News

Severe storms expected to arrive this afternoon, bringing rain, floods, hail

May 6 at 11:05 a.m.

A flash flood watch has been issued for the Chicago area as a slow-moving weather mass brings in thunderstorms that could dump close to three … Read more ›

Weather
Young men and women play soccer at Douglas Park in Chicago before the rain moves in late Thursday afternoon. (Abel Uribe, Chicago Tribune / May 4, 2012)

As storms move out, cold front moves in

May 4 at 7:57 a.m.

After a night of rolling thunderstorms, a cold front will move into the Chicago area today that could drop temperatures to the 50s along the … Read more ›

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