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Flint Man Charged with 1988 Murder of Wife Joan Bernal Following Cold Case Breakthrough
Article Summary: Gilbert Bernal Sr., 82, appeared in Will County court facing first-degree murder charges connected to the 1988 disappearance…
District Secures Lower Electricity Rates and Plans Capital Improvements
Frankfort School District 157-C Meeting | Nov. 2025 Article Summary: The district has locked in a new electricity rate through…
Board Honors Late Hickory Creek Teacher David Wonder
Frankfort School District 157-C Meeting | Nov. 2025 Article Summary: The School Board passed a formal resolution honoring the memory…
Homer Glen Man Charged with Reckless Discharge, Battery to Deputy Following Standoff
Article Summary: Michael Farrell, 52, was arrested after firing over a dozen shots from his home, triggering a SWAT response…
District 157-C Schools Earn Top State Designations on 2025 Report Card
Frankfort School District 157-C Meeting | Nov. 2025 Article Summary: Frankfort School District 157-C celebrated high achievement marks on the…
Frankfort School District 157-C Proposes $41.6 Million Tax Levy
Frankfort School District 157-C Meeting | Nov. 2025 Article Summary: The Frankfort School District 157-C Board of Education reviewed a…
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Frankfort Township Board for Nov. 17, 2025
Frankfort Township Board Meeting | Nov. 17, 2025 The Frankfort Township Board met on Monday, November 17, 2025, to handle…
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Frankfort Public Library District Board for Nov. 20, 2025
Frankfort Public Library District Board Meeting | Nov. 20, 2025 The Frankfort Public Library District Board of Trustees met on…
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 for December 18, 2025
Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Meeting | December 18, 2025 The Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Board of…
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Summit Hill School District 161 for December 17, 2025
Summit Hill School District 161 Meeting | December 17, 2025 The Summit Hill School District 161 Board of Education met…
New Equipment Streamlines Frankfort Township Leaf Collection
Frankfort Township Board Meeting | Nov. 17, 2025 Article Summary: Highway Commissioner Bill Carlson reported that a new leaf-vacuum truck…
Lincoln-Way Officials Warn of $400,000 State Funding Shortfall
Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Meeting | December 18, 2025 Article Summary: Assistant Superintendent Michael Duback informed the Board…