Will County and the Will County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) are urging residents to take precautionary steps and to be aware of local cooling center locations. The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Wednesday and Thursday, with dangerous levels of heat expected. “We are urging residents not to take risks this […]
Will County residents urged to stay safe in the dangerous heat
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Hot Time for Trump, School, and Checkbooks
Former President Donald Trump is having a hot summer facing four indictments and a trip to Atlanta by Friday to turn himself in. Trump and other defendants were charged with racketeering and conspiracy in connection with the attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Trump has denied any wrongdoing. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis gave […]
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10 medications you should never mix with coffee
If you’re like most Americans, you start your day with a steaming cup of coffee, and head to the bathroom soon after. This is a common effect of caffeine. Studies show that coffee may stimulate your stomach, changing the time is takes for food to make it through your digestive system.1 However, your morning cup of […]
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Seventh Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry awards celebrates young writers
Illinois Humanities Executive Director Gabrielle Lyon says the annual ceremony, “uplifts the insight, power, and creativity of our young people.” Illinois Humanities, in partnership with Brooks Permissions, the Poetry Foundation, and the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards, an annual […]
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Parents feel strain of price increase at start of school year
Students are now back in the classroom, but it wasn’t inexpensive getting them there according to some parents. With rising prices for everything, parents did what they needed to do for their child’s clothing and school supplies as prices have increased on everything the past year. In a recent survey, the National Retail Foundation found […]
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Letter to the Editor: State’s Attorneys have a responsibility to implement the Pretrial Fairness Act
On July 18th, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the state must end money bond and implement the Pretrial Fairness Act next month. This decision comes seven months after the court took up the case and more than two and a half years since the legislature made the Pretrial Fairness Act the law of the […]
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Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2017 -$58
Get ready for fall by stocking up on one of the Italian wine world’s most versatile wine pleasures-Amarone della Valpolicella Classico from Masi. Consistently rated 90 points and above by all the leading wine publications, it is a match made in heaven with all the hearty dishes associated with Fall; Roast Leg of Lamb or […]
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Romeoville Community Pantry
The Romeoville Community Pantry has updated their procedures and days of operation due to social distancing regulations. Instead of being a “choice pantry,” food is distributed in boxes in a drive-thru style. Clients remain in their cars and check in through the window glass as workers place food into their trunks. The pantry WILL be […]
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Coco Gauff favored to win the 2023 US Open
Fresh off her first WTA 1000 title at the Cincinnati Masters, 19-year-old Coco Gauff is the odds-on favorite to win this year’s US Open Tennis Championships at Flushing Meadows, New York. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and World Number One currently rank Gauff as the No. 6 player in singles in doubles. She has won […]
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Unity Not Trump is the Message at Illinoise State Fair Republican Day
Former president present on signage, rarely in speeches During Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair Thursday, state party leaders sought a message of unity ahead of the 2024 presidential election. One apparent strategy in driving home that message was to not mention former President Donald Trump, who is facing four criminal indictments. While […]
