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Geneva council members will consider recommending a referendum be placed on the March 2026 primary election ballot to fund construction of a new police station.

Geneva council considering referendums for new police station, home rule

Geneva city council members could reach a consensus Monday on whether to propose ballot initiatives to fund a new police station and give the city home rule powers. If ap...

Nolan Williams, 4, of Schaumburg holds on tight to a bucking reindeer ride Sunday during the Itasca Winter Wonderland event and tree lighting at Usher Park.

Winter storm turns Itasca into Winter Wonderland

The weekend’s relentless snow caused some anxious moments for organizers of Itasca’s annual Winter Wonderland event, held Sunday at the newly upgraded Usher Park.

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson speaks after his team's win over the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFL football game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Lincicome: The best award an NFL coach can win is keeping his job

Surviving the Eagles has undoubtedly made Ben Johnson the front runner for NFL Coach of the Year, and to him sympathy is offered, this coming from someone who remembers Matt Nagy, and fewer and fewer of us are willing to admit that.

McHenry County ends Lead Safe Home program for lack of participation

McHenry County has ended its Lead Safe Home program, which aimed to help county residents rid their homes of lead paint.

Fox Valley Hands of Hope in Geneva established two wind phones — one for adults and one for children, where grieving people can ‘talk; to their lost loved ones. From left, FVHH Executive Director Jonathan Shively, Mayor Kevin Burns, and wind phone committee members Lisa Safran, Kim North Byrne and Lynda McGrath cut the ribbon for the wind phones on Nov. 20, recognized as National Children's Grief Awareness Day.

Wind phones allow grieving people to ‘talk’ to lost loved ones with Fox Valley program

Fox Valley Hands of Hope has installed two “wind phones” to help support people grieving lost loved ones.

Chicago Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill speaks about the future of the Blackhawks during his introduction as the new head coach of the Blackhawks at the United Center, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

After poor showing against Predators, we’re about to learn something about these Blackhawks

So what happens now? Now that the Chicago Blackhawks can’t just chalk it up to facing the league’s juggernaut, now that they can’t find solace in an excellent first two periods? Now that the losing streak — technically a “winless” streak thanks to the overtime point against the Wild, but the players know better — has reached five games?

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson speaks after his team's win over the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFL football game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

A $13 million culture shift: Inside Ben Johnson’s transformation of the Bears

If Ben Johnson were a college football coach, his agent would be renegotiating his contract right about now. And someone would be writing a big, fat check, because it’s obvious that Johnson is a culture changer and a program builder, and those kinds of coaches make a lot of money.

Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft and some flights are disrupted

Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software on a widely used commercial aircraft, after an analysis found the computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue plane last month.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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