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Business: The Entrepreneur’s Source Address: Naperville Phone/website: 630-988-0532, jboland.esourcecoach.com Owner: John Boland, 58, of Naperville Years in business: Started in January What does your business do? “Career ownership coaching. We provide education, awareness and discovery for folks who are at a career crossroads. They’re trying to figure out what they want to do. I work with clients to…

Two relatively young men were sitting in a radio studio a few days ago talking about a radio show that started 100 years ago and one of them was saying, “This part of the city’s history should be better known, the part the city, this radio show, played in popularizing country music. Without Chicago, there…

Las cosas ya estaban tensas en el Consejo del Distrito de Policía de Wentworth durante un tiempo cuando Ephraim Lee abandonó la reunión del grupo en diciembre. Se disculpó ante la sala por la disfunción del consejo y dijo: “Si quieren ver esto (falta de profesionalismo), entonces pueden ir al Ayuntamiento”. Luego se fue. Lee…

NUEVA YORK — Procter & Gamble está retirando del mercado más de 8 millones de paquetes de detergente para ropa Tide, Gain, Ace y Ariel vendidos en Estados Unidos y Canadá debido a un defecto en el empaque a prueba de niños de los productos. Según los avisos del viernes de P&G y los reguladores…

As police Chief David Dorn retires from his role in Barrington, he hopes to build the same community partnerships as the next top cop of the Elk Grove Village department. “Barrington is similar to Elk Grove, with heavy community involvement, and that’s been important to me throughout my career,” Dorn told Pioneer Press. “We’ve been…

For the second time in five days, the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls are meeting at United Center. The Bulls knocked off the Knicks in the first game on Friday, 108-100, as 1.5-point underdogs. Javonte Green gave Chicago a huge boost off the bench with 25 points and 13 rebounds, while guard Ayo Dosunmu…

Elmhurst officials gathered recently in front of the city’s Fire Department Station 2 to break ground for the First Responder Memorial Plaza which will feature a commissioned sculpture by artist Jason Peot evoking the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan. That attack killed nearly 3,000 people, including 19…

Here is a calendar of upcoming events in Lake County and surrounding towns. Friday, April 12 “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”: 8 p.m. at PM&L Theatre, 877 Main St., Antioch. $25-$30. (847) 395-3055. pmltheatre.com/. “The Music Man”: 8 p.m. at Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. $58-$63. (847) 634-0200. marriotttheatre.com. Northlight…

Nearly five years after unveiling its prototype electric pickup truck and SUV for a Normal community looking to restart its idled auto plant, Rivian was back in the town circle Saturday with its second-generation EVs, and the promise of more activity at the now-bustling factory. The low-key but festive event showcased the midsize R2 SUV,…

At 5-foot-1, Burlington Central freshman Mei Shirokawa might be easy to overlook in a crowd. She won’t be for long, however. Wait and see. Anna Sanders, a Minnesota-Duluth recruit, nodded knowingly. “As soon as Mei steps on the field, You’re like, ‘Who’s that girl?’” said Sanders, a three-time all-conference selection who also has been named…

Jon Aros has been drawn to the stars since the first time he saw the rings of Saturn through the lens of his first telescope — a gift from his mom and uncle. “Ever since then, I was hooked. It has become a complete obsession,” Aros said. Today, almost four decades later, the 50-year-old Indiana…

One person was injured and three were displaced after a fire tore through a home in Humboldt Park early Sunday morning, police said. Chicago police and firefighters responded to the blaze on the 800 block of N. St. Louis Street at around 12:47 a.m. A 59-year-old man was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition…

CLEVELAND — South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley said Saturday that she believes transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in women’s sports. Staley was asked at the news conference the day before her unbeaten Gamecocks play Iowa for the national championship for her opinion on the issue. “I’m of the opinion that if…

Prospective teacher Vincent Passero-Noska asked potential employers as many questions as they asked him Friday. The Indiana State University senior, who just finished student teaching at Lake Central High School, talked with school representatives from Lake and Porter counties at Indiana University Northwest’s teacher recruitment fair, sponsored by its School of Education. Officials from 20…

Every week we publish a historic photo highlighting a story from Naperville’s past from the history archives of Naper Settlement. World War II saw many manufacturing companies changing gears, producing items needed for fighting overseas. Car manufacturers, for example, began churning out jeeps, trucks, tanks and even planes. In Naperville, the Kroehler Manfacturing Company was…

The following items were taken from Naperville police reports and press releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt: A 47-year-old man from Chicago was arrested on a warrant and a charge of disorderly conduct/breach of peace at 8:09 a.m. April 1 in the 700 block of Inland Circle. A 21-year-old man from…

Embarking on a journey into the world of sports betting can be an overwhelming experience with a barrage of seemingly cryptic terms like “props,” “backdoors,” and “stakes” being part of the conversation. Perhaps you’re eager to get a grasp on these terms to navigate the conversation around sports betting more skillfully. This piece is designed…

Rabbi Steven Stark Lowenstein, of the Am Shalom synagogue in Glencoe, looked out on the more than 300 people sitting in front of him and Brett Gelman on Tuesday night. “Raise your hand if you were at Brett’s bar mitzvah,” the rabbi said. About 20 people did. “Ah,” said Gelman, wearing faux-leather pants and a…

Dax, one of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s police dogs, is retiring after being injured while helping his deputy handler make an arrest last month. The sheriff’s office announced Thursday that Dax, who had suffered some paralysis, cannot return to duty. Dax joined the department in 2015 as a 13-month-old and had a storied career…

A few thoughts on the Music Box Theatre’s latest series, a weeklong, first-class eyeful carrying the moniker “Triple Threat! A 3D Series” and opening Friday. First: There’s something for everyone. The 13 films cover the heyday of the 3D theatrical exhibition format, with Vincent Price starring in “House of Wax” (1953), a techno-flurry of 2010-2013…

At least by his standards, Geneva’s Nate Stempowski had relatively slow starts to the season. That happened during the past two springs, but as the calendar flipped over to 2024, the senior shortstop ended up picking baseball over football for college and then committed to McHenry. What was a trend has been obliterated. “It definitely…

I hate to call “The First Omen” unexpectedly well-crafted and a little bit surprising, even. But for an essentially unnecessary prequel to “The Omen,” the 1976 hit about one satanically-minded child, two unfortunate parents and three sixes, its virtues point to an auspicious feature debut from director and co-writer Arkasha Stevenson, a former Los Angeles…