HINSDALE, IL – After nearly three months of turmoil over legal services, the Hinsdale High School District 86 board unanimously chose a new law firm Thursday. The new firm is Evergreen Park-based Odelson, Murphey, Frazier & McGrath, with 21 attorneys. In September, Chicago-based Robbins Schwartz terminated its relationship with District 86, saying the district was “unreasonably difficult” to serve. Find […]

LIBERTYVILLE, IL — It’s Thanksgiving week, which means the holidays will soon be in full swing With that in mind, we’ve included a roundup below of ongoing holiday events that have opened, or will be opening soon, across the Chicago area: Ongoing Events/Santa Visits Where Date(s) Bass Pro Shop/Cabela’s Santa Wonderland, Hoffman Estates and Gurnee Daily Through Dec. 24 Macy’s […]

DARIEN, IL – Hinsdale South High School plans to use its weapons detection system every day until at least the Thanksgiving break, an official said Thursday. This was after authorities said a small-frame pistol was discovered during a student’s routine visit to the dean’s office late Thursday morning. (School officials are only saying a weapon was found; Darien police identified […]

BABYLON, NY — Court was adjourned on Wednesday for Jeffrey Mackey, a Long Island man charged with murder for his role in a fatal stabbing that left the victims dismembered and scattered in multiple outdoor locations on Long Island. His new court appearance will take place on Dec. 23, said Mackey’s lawyer Anthony La Pinta, who replaced counsel assigned to […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — Caltrans discovered a suspicious item at the De Soto Avenue on-ramp to the eastbound Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway in the Porter Ranch area, prompting the California Highway Patrol to shut down the on-ramps Thursday afternoon. Both the CHP and the Los Angeles Police Department are on the scene investigating as of 12:45 p.m., CHP Officer Elizabeth […]

BEVERLY, MA — Two weeks of rallies, rhetoric and righteous indignation among three North Shore teachers’ unions seeking new contracts they believe necessary to help solve the “crisis” in public schools and School Committees arguing that the money simply is not there in municipal budgets to meet the educators’ demands appear to be reaching a tipping point after a state […]

CONNECTICUT — There’s less than a week left before Thanksgiving Day and the more-or-less official start to the 2024 holiday season. But one glance at Connecticut’s events calendar would make you think we were already waist-deep in garland and tinsel. There’s no place where that will be more true than at the 46th Annual Holly Berry Festival. Hosted by the […]

CRYSTAL LAKE AND CARY, IL — Halloween is behind us and so is the presidential election. As we start leaning into the holiday season it’s a good time to start looking ahead to this festive time of year and start marking your calendar for all the fun events, parades, craft fairs that will be happening in and around Crystal Lake […]

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — Social media is literally buzzing in Windsor Locks and an online petition has been started due to the apparent dismissal of a beloved member of the high school athletic department. Patricia Taylor, known to most student-athletes as Miss Patty, has been the athletic trainer for over seven years at Windsor Locks High School. Though Superintendent of […]

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Despite the overwhelming majority of Highland Park voters favoring a non-binding, citizen-initiated referendum to allow holders of liquor licenses to also hold elected municipal office, only a minority of the Highland Park City Council supported an immediate vote on the matter. The final results of the Nov. 5 election in Lake County are set to be […]