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There is more than one way to learn. The formal method is the classroom. Elementary, junior and senior high school. This is of course the minimum standard for our society today. Many of us spent years in other classroom studies. Today many people are studying online or via correspondence. There was a day when such a […] The post There Are Different Ways To Learn appeared first on The Times Weekly…
There is a particular kind of signal that never travels very far. It is the small-market AM station, licensed to a single city, powered down at dusk, sharing its frequency with a giant somewhere else and yielding to it every night. On paper, WWHN 1510 was always that kind of station — daytime only, modest […] The post The Man Behind ‘Comfortable Radio’: Remembering Raymond Hawkins who passed away…
State lawmakers could tackle new regulations in fall veto session after the election When Gov. JB Pritzker signed tax incentives for data centers into law in his first year as governor in 2019, Republicans and Democrats celebrated the plan as an economic driver. “In today’s world, data centers are as critical a part of our infrastructure as […] The post Data centers emerging as key issue in…
For seven years, the Mamas First Act has been introduced, refined, and reintroduced in Congress. What it has not done is become law. The legislation was first introduced in the House in 2019 as a proposal to expand Medicaid coverage for care provided by doulas and midwives. Since then, lawmakers have brought it back in new Congresses, […] The post The Mamas First Act Has Been Waiting Seven Years…
A Will County judge will hear arguments next month on a lawsuit filed by residents seeking to block a proposed $20 billion artificial intelligence data center campus. Will County Judge Victoria Breslan scheduled the hearing for 9 a.m. Sept. 8 at the Will County Courthouse to determine if the city’s plans to rezone agricultural land […] The post Lawsuit Challenges Unlawful Approval of Massive $20B…
The Consolidated Election will be held on April 6, 2027. The Village of Plainfield will have three (3) Trustee positions open. Each position is for a four-year term. The first day to circulate petitions for the Consolidated Election is Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Petition Packets will be posted on the Village website, www.plainfieldil.gov, by 9:00 […] The post Village of Plainfield Consolidated…
State and local officials gathered recently to celebrate the grand opening of the new Hufford Junior High School with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony. State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, joined state Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel, former Joliet Junior College President J.D. Ross, and Superintendent Dr. Theresa Rouse to mark the occasion. The new Hufford facility, along […] The post Geothermal Systems…
The Joliet City Council has finalized a $250,000 reimbursement grant for the historical museum's 2026 operations and adopted an official resolution honoring Holy Cross Parish. The post Joliet Historical Museum receives $250,000 Grant with Strict Oversight, Local Parish Anniversary recognized appeared first on The Times Weekly .
Chicagoland Speedway will return to the NASCAR schedule in 2027 following a sold-out crowd at the facility this year, racing officials announced this week. The announcement cements the departure of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race, which will not return to the schedule after completing its three-year run-in downtown Chicago. Officials cited an ongoing commitment to […] The post Chicagoland Speedway…
One of Chicago’s longstanding Labor Day weekend traditions will return to Washington Park this September as the 36th Annual African Festival of the Arts brings three days of art, music, food, fashion and cultural celebration to the city’s South Side. Presented by Africa International House USA, Inc., the African Festival of the Arts will take […] The post African Festival of the Arts returns to…
