16+ hour, 29+ min ago   (492+ words) The founder of the Chicago Archdiocese’s Office of Divine Worship is being remembered as a great teacher and theologian. A funeral Mass for the Rev. Gerard Broccolo, a retired priest and former associate pastor of St. James Parish in Arlington…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (657+ words) Brookfield Zoo Chicago will recognize leaders in wildlife conservation while raising funds to support conservation efforts locally and around the world. The 23rd annual Conservation Leadership Awards Dinner on Oct. 5 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago brings together conservation leaders, philanthropists,…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (558+ words) The Mississippi Earthtones Festival is Sept. 19. The Mississippi Earthtones Festival, which started 20 years ago, will celebrate the environment, community, music and just plain old having a good time on the Mississippi River when it is held on Sept. 19. The event,…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (354+ words) SPRINGFIELD — ­­Illinois will spend over $3.5 million to local food organizations in the state’s latest attempt to bolster local food infrastructure. The grants from the Department of Agriculture are part of a three-year-old program aimed at making it easier for local farmers…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1337+ words) Divers from Great American Divers in St. Charles, Missouri, practice at Mermet Springs on July 17, 2026, in Belknap, Illinois. (Peyton Cook for the Saluki Local Reporting Lab) BELKNAP, Ill. — Sometimes a person doesn’t just discover a place. It discovers them, too. For…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1004+ words) Many of the residents they serve are working long hours, sometimes working several jobs, to make ends meet. Vero Ortiz, who heads the organization’s director of community wellness, said that not everybody is ready to consider mental health, and even…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (535+ words) Q: Cathy, you are a Chicago-area native. Can you tell us a little about where you grew up, and a little about your childhood/school days? Q: Do you have any Peoria or central Illinois connections? A: “Yes. My dad’s sister, Bobbie, settled…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (410+ words) Ogden Point Center is not just a new place to play for Oswegoland Park District residents. A 45,000-square-foot recreation facility at 201 Ogden Falls Blvd., represents a significant expansion of space for indoor activities — including the district’s first indoor pool. Ogden…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (724+ words) About a thousand unionized hotel workers braved the stifling heat on the evening of Sept. 1 to rally for new and better contracts, marching most of the length of the Michigan Avenue Magnificent Mile retail corridor. UNITE HERE Local 1 collectively represents…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (305+ words) CHICAGO — Illinois tourism reached new peaks last year, breaking records on visitor spending and generating over $88 billion in total economic impact, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office announced. The growth was driven by around 115 million domestic and international tourists, who spent $50.2 billion…...