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The Portage Township School Board gave itself pay raises Monday in keeping with a new state law. Board Vice President Wilma Vazquez said she believes the previous $2,000 annual salary had been the same for several decades. With the new law, board members can be paid one-tenth of the previous year’s salary for the lowest-paid teacher in the district. Boards need to pass a resolution to that effect to get the new rate. “It’s always been set by the state,” board President Andy Maletta said. With the resolution, the rate will be updated annually, he said. The board also signed…
The Chicago Cubs are holding a public memorial for Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg. The public tribute will be held in Gallagher Way starting at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 22 when Cubs fans can pay their respects to Sandberg, who passed away at age 65 on July 28. His statue in monument row outside Wrigley Field had become a place for Cubs fans to gather following the news, and the team again welcomes fans to gather there for the memorial. A ticket is not required to attend. Sandberg’s private funeral service will be broadcast on the Gallagher Way…
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 13, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) High temperature: 98 degrees (1944) Low temperature: 51 degrees (2004) Precipitation: 2.86 inches (1987) Snowfall: None 1927: “Lucky Lindy” Charles Lindbergh touched down in Chicago in his Spirit of St. Louis aircraft to promote commercial air travel several months after his historic solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. “We have entered the era of commercial aviation,” Lindbergh told a crowd of 35,000 at…
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 2025. There are 140 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 13, In 1918, Opha May Johnson became the first woman to join the U.S. Marine Corps. Also on this date: In 1521, Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured Tenochtitlan, present-day Mexico City, from the Aztecs. In 1792, French revolutionaries arrested and imprisoned King Louis XVI; he would be executed by guillotine the following January. In 1889, William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut, received a patent for the first coin-operated telephone. In 1952, Big Mama Thornton first recorded the song…
Dear Eric: I’ve been married to a great guy for the better part of 30 years. We are empty nesters, and during Covid-19, I agreed to help my male cousin who became homeless. I knew my husband wasn’t wild about the idea, but he didn’t fuss about it, so we let him move in. Fast-forward five years: he’s still living with us. I figured I could use the money, so I made him pay rent. A few days ago, I got home before my husband and decided to wait for him to get home in bed undressed. That’s something we do often.…
The Lake County Plan Commission will be ahead of the curve when it comes to addressing any future data center requests that may come before it. The Lake County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an amended ordinance, which was given a favorable recommendation by the plan commission at its July 16 meeting. Councilman Randy Niemeyer, R-7th, urged fellow council members to approve the ordinance, which was compiled by a diverse group of nine members on the plan commission who supported it. “If we don’t have a policy, this whole thing will swallow us up,” Niemeyer said. “Proactive” was a word…
Luis Diaz Inestroza — a native Honduran, a father, a Kansas City, Kansas, homeowner and small business owner who entered the United States illegally 13 years ago— was driving to work in July when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulled him over in his truck. His company’s name, “Diaz Repair and Remodeling,” was emblazoned across the doors. Besides entering the United States when he was 15, Diaz Inestroza had done nothing wrong. He had no criminal history. There was no previous warrant for his arrest. In fact, said Megan Galicia, Diaz Inestroza’s Kansas City attorney, when ICE agents first turned…
After years of apathy, NBA owners suddenly are clamoring to get in on the booming business of the WNBA. The owners of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers were awarded expansion franchises that will enter the league over the next five years. Houston Rockets ownership is preparing a second bid to bring back the Comets. And Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca is attempting to close a purchase to move the Connecticut Sun to Boston. By 2030, nine of the 18 WNBA teams could be operated by primary NBA owners. That’s in addition to two teams helmed by owners…
Illinois students could be held to new standards for school testing, a shift the state school board says will better prepare them for college and postsecondary education careers while accurately measuring performance levels. The Illinois State Board of Education announced proposed changes to state standardized testing Tuesday — including the ACT, the Illinois Assessment of Readiness and the Illinois Science Assessment — that would create consistent measures of student performance on all state exams and make it easier to understand and track students’ progress. It would also adjust the proficiency threshold for each exam section based on grade level, determining…
Karen Bozarth was all about spreading goodwill toward men – and women and children. And not just at Christmas, her favorite holiday season, but throughout the entire year. Her last Facebook post, on July 25, in fact, was a happy reminder that Christmas was only five months away, part of her monthly countdown that was but a small indication of how much Aurora’s “Christmas Lady” loved that magical time of year. Karen, who had been battling heart issues, died in her Aurora home on Aug. 7 at age 61. But those who loved her – and there are many –…