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Nature is on the Ballot This Fall as Collar County Forest Preserve Districts Ask for Funds to Buy, Restore More Land
The race for president is receiving most of the attention this election cycle, but advocates for natural resources are hoping voters will take note of issues further down the ballot, specifically referenda in several of Chicago’s collar counties that, if approved, will provide additional funding for the region’s forest preserves.
Funeral held for Harry Jerele, Chicago-area WWII soldier who died in POW camp, after remains ID'd
The funeral for a Chicago area soldier who died in the Philippines during World War II was held Friday.The remains of Army Private First Class Harry Jerele of Berkeley were returned to Chicago earlier this week after military scientists positively identified them.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchJerele's funeral was held Friday morning in Hillside. He was buried with full military honors at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.The 26-year-old World War II POW/MIA soldier was serving in the Illinois Army National Guard when he died on December 28, 1942 of pneumonia in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp...
Suburban man wins state title for 2,000 pound pumpkin
Joe Adkins, of suburban Wheaton, grows three giant pumpkins every year, and this year, one of his pumpkins exceeded all expectations. The three pumpkins are on display right in front of his house near Childs Street and Pierce Avenue. “The most important one is the weight of this one, and...
Naperville Sports Weekly Football Friday Week Six
The high school football regular season is two thirds of the way through as the stakes continue to rise with the calendar flipping to October. Week six of Football Friday has five of our local teams hitting the road for their latest matchups. Football Friday is sponsored by BMO. Naperville...
Illinois milk bank tripling in size to serve more hospitals and babies
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. - The Mothers' Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes is relocating to a larger facility in Elk Grove Village to keep up with the rising demand for donated human milk. The new location will triple their current space, allowing them to provide more pasteurized milk...
Rick Armstrong’s 5 high school football games to watch in Aurora-Elgin and Week 6 predictions
St. Charles North, Oswego, Batavia, Jacobs and West Aurora are picks to click for the sixth week of the regular season. St. Charles East (2-3, 2-1) at St. Charles North (4-1, 2-1) Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday. Matchup breakdown: The North Stars have won the last four against their crosstown rivals by a cumulative score of 149-21 to take a 12-11 edge in the series. St. Charles North is again the ...
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