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Lion electric school buses seen at the Lion Electric plant in Channahon, Illinois, on May 24, 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Once an Illinois darling, electric school bus maker Lion faces likely liquidation

By Nara Schoenberg

May 5, 2025 at 7:51 p.m.

The company suspended operations at its Joliet plant and temporarily laid off about 400 workers...

People walk into the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Little Village on Feb. 1, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

Authorities searching for defendant who escaped from courthouse

By Madeline Buckley

May 5, 2025 at 5:58 p.m.

Authorities are searching for a man who on Monday escaped from the Leighton Criminal Court...

Customers shop at the Clarendoon Hills farmers market in 2017, in downtown Clarendon Hills. This season's farmers markets start May 15. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Clarendon Hills farmers market to return with new produce anchor

By Chuck Fieldman

May 5, 2025 at 4:37 p.m.

The Clarendon Hills farmers market is set to return May 15 and return each Thursday...

The FBI is searching for three men involved in an armored truck robbery Friday at a U.S. Bank branch in Blue Island. (FBI Chicago Field Office)

FBI seeks three men in connection with an armed robbery at a Blue Island bank

By Samantha Moilanen

May 5, 2025 at 3:38 p.m.

The FBI is looking for three men in connection the armed robbery of an armored...

Stopped trains at this crossing of Norfolk Southern railroad tracks on 173rd Street in Hammond have created a safety hazard for local children trying to walk to nearby Hess Elementary School. A overpass for car traffic would help ease the congestion, but not provide a solution for pedestrians.

Hammond Governors Parkway project passes environmental review

By Maya Wilkins

May 5, 2025 at 3:35 p.m.

The city of Hammond's Governors Parkway project has received approval under the National Environmental Policy...

“Let’s Play” Libertyville Recreation promotes summer programming such as camp. From left to right, in blue, Damian Mena, 6, a kindergartner from Vernon Hills, walks to the next attraction with his mother (far right, facing) Martha Mena at the GLMV Extreme Block Party Family Expo and Taste of the Towns on May 3, 2025 in Mundelein at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Mundelein. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

GLMVchamber’s Extreme Block Party Family Expo and Taste of the Towns draws 2,500 local families and 50 vendors

By Karie Angell Luc

May 5, 2025 at 3:29 p.m.

Approximately 2,500 local families attended the annual @GLMVchamber’s Extreme Block Party Family Expo and Taste...

A freight train moves slowly past a damaged crossing gate near 140th Street and Western Avenue in Dixmoor, April 28, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Cook County conducting study in Dixmoor on a workaround route for when trains block railroad crossings

By Samantha Moilanen

May 5, 2025 at 3:26 p.m.

A $95,000 Cook County study considers roadway under Interstate 57 to relieve congestion when trains...

Appeals court roundup: Hammond man’s home invasion conviction upheld

By Meredith Colias-Pete

May 5, 2025 at 2:40 p.m.

The Indiana Court of Appeals issued three opinions Monday, including one case where they upheld...

Merrillville man charged with rape

By Meredith Colias-Pete

May 5, 2025 at 2:29 p.m.

A man is facing rape charges after he declined to stop having sex with a...

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, center, weeps with staffers Leslie Combs, right, and Taina Rodriguez while posing for photos at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk on May 5, 2025, after she announced she will not run for re-election next year. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

US Rep. Jan Schakowsky, congresswoman since 1999, announces she will not seek another term next year

By Olivia Olander

May 5, 2025 at 5:46 p.m.

US Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who defeated opponents including JB Pritzker in 1998 to first win...

Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd, attends a City Council meeting at City Hall on March 12, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune).

Teen curfew vote delayed, alderman praises Mayor Brandon Johnson’s listening efforts

By Jake Sheridan

May 5, 2025 at 5:49 p.m.

The clock is ticking for supporters of the curfew measure to pass it to give...

Bob Zeni, of La Grange Park, displays some of the thousands of heirloom tomato plants he grew in this 2019 photo. Zeni, who calls the operation Chicago Tomato Man, said he will distribute about 15,000 tomato seedlings this year. (Diane Dachota/Pioneer Press)

Landmarks: Chicago Tomato Man shares love of ‘real’ produce thousands of plants at a time

By Paul Eisenberg

May 5, 2025 at 3:37 p.m.

La Grange Park resident Bob Zeni's alter ego, Chicago Tomato Man distributes, 15,000 heirloom tomato...

Chesterton High School hosts its 52nd annual All That Jazz at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 10, 2025, in the high school auditorium. (Chesterton High School/provided)

Community news: Jazz enzemble, native plant sale, kindergarten roundup, health fair

By Post-Tribune

May 5, 2025 at 12:51 p.m.

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