Illinois’ State Board of Elections is demanding a media company owned by two controversial right wing political operatives delete from its websites all registered voter information including addresses and dates of birth. Brian Timpone, a co-owner of Local Government Information Services spoke with Chronicle Media April 12 and defended his company’s actions, asserting that the... The post Publisher Brian Timpone defends voter data’s release first appeared on Chronicle Media. The post Publisher Brian Timpone defends voter data’s release appeared first on Chronicle Media ..read more

Third in a series looking at the public funding of sports stadiums in Illinois Pat Quinn was on the ice in 2010 when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, and in Houston in 2005 when the White Sox won the World Series. He was even at the Bulls’ first game at the Chicago International Amphitheater.... The post Former governor: Give public a say in stadium spending first appeared on Chronicle Media. The post Former governor: Give public a say in stadium spending appeared first on Chronicle Media ..read more

Illinois State Police special agents made 17 arrests in the first three months of this year after investigations into Chicago area expressway violence. Charges in the arrests range from vehicular hijacking to murder. “While we’ve already made arrests in Chicago area expressway shootings that happened during the first three months of 2024, we’ve also made... The post State Police combat expressway violence first appeared on Chronicle Media. The post State Police combat expressway violence appeared first on Chronicle Media ..read more

Janiya Cowan plans to be a force in golf. Although picking up a golf club for the first time during a recent visit to PXG Chicago West in Oakbrook Terrace, the Chicago Vocational Career Academy student has her sights set high. “The female Tiger Woods,” she proclaimed. “I kind of liked it,” she said of... The post Students put math and science knowledge to work at golf store first appeared on Chronicle Media. The post Students put math and science knowledge to work at golf store appeared first on Chronicle Media ..read more

A $73 million state-funded project in Lake County aims to stabilize the last undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline in Illinois and help protect native endangered species. Illinois Beach State Park in Zion on the state’s northern border contains about 10 percent of Illinois’ Lake Michigan shoreline, with 6.5 miles. But the undeveloped shoreline can erode up... The post State spends $73 million to protect Illinois’ only undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline first appeared on Chronicle Media. The post State spends $73 million to protect Illinois’ only undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline appeared firs ..read more

For Mundelein High School junior Ana Bonilla, having her sculpture included in this year’s Illinois High School Art Exhibition was a full circle moment. In Spring 2023, her class took a field trip to Chicago South Side’s Bridgeport Art Center to see that year’s exhibition. Works of high school students from across the Chicago region,... The post Chicago exhibition showcases high school student art from across northern Illinois first appeared on Chronicle Media. The post Chicago exhibition showcases high school student art from across northern Illinois appeared first on Chronicle Media ..read more

A monumental season for the Triton College men’s basketball team fell just short of ending with a national title after the Trojans dropped an 88-73 decision to Barton County Community College (Kansas) in the NJCAA Division I championship game, held March 30 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Triton finished the 2023-24 campaign with an overall mark of... The post Triton College nets runner-up spot in NJCAA Div. I men’s basketball tourney first appeared on Chronicle Media. The post Triton College nets runner-up spot in NJCAA Div. I men’s basketball tourney appeared first on Chronicle Media ..read more

Illinois State University announced that Dr. Aondover Tarhule has been officially named as the university’s 21st president after serving in the role on an interim basis since February 2023. Tarhule’s appointment follows a national search overseen by the Illinois State Board of Trustees. The search for a permanent president was led by a 29-member Presidential... The post ISU tabs Tarhule as new president following interim run first appeared on Chronicle Media. The post ISU tabs Tarhule as new president following interim run appeared first on Chronicle Media ..read more

  Ceremonial flag-raisings will take place April 9 at the Waukegan and North Chicago city halls, as officials will honor survivors and victims of the Armenian Genocide on its 109th observance. Proclamations are being prepared by the respective city councils recognizing nearly 1.5 million Armenians killed 1915-16. The events also recognize the contributions by the... The post 109th observance of Armenian Genocide takes place April 9 first appeared on Chronicle Media. The post 109th observance of Armenian Genocide takes place April 9 appeared first on Chronicle Media ..read more

SPRINGFIELD — Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action from the full Illinois Senate after unanimous committee approval. Senate Bill 3481, sponsored by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago, would require facilities that store electric vehicle batteries to register with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency by February 2026. The state’s Pollution Control... The post Bills in state Senate would further regulate battery storage and disposal first appeared on Chronicle Media. The post Bills in state Senate would further regulate battery storage and disposal ..read more