6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (131+ words) Chicago Tribune The occupants of two cars reportedly fired guns at each other Friday night on Route 59 near Aurora Avenue, according to Naperville police. The incident occurred about 9:20 p.m. in the 600 block of South Route 59, a news release said. A witness…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (174+ words) A one-stop information center is setting up shop at Woodland Park in Portage to assist residents and businesses affected by the Aug. 11 derecho. The Porter County Emergency Management Agency is partnering with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to set…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (887+ words) A summer packed with legal battles over Brendan Sorsby’s ban for gambling and the implementation of the NCAA’s new eligibility rules is about to give way to the annual rite of autumn: packed football stadiums on Saturday afternoons, grill smoke…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (752+ words) Portage Township Schools employees are being paid for their time off because of the Aug. 11 derecho that crippled the district, the School Board decided Monday. That’s the good news. The bad news is that if the Indiana Department of Education…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (591+ words) The Chicago Board of Education adopted a $10 billion budget last month that banks on $150 million in state funds that may never materialize. Now, school board members have placed two advisory questions on the November ballot aimed at putting pressure on…...