The following Speak Out! messages appear in May 7-8, 2025 editions of the Journal & Topics. I’m an old guy who’s tired of what’s going on in the world. So I went back to the 1980s and lifted ...

Two more gas lines were reportedly severed by construction crews working along Graceland Avenue in Des Plaines, shutting down the roadway for at least the third time in the last week Friday morning.

A person found near the Union Pacific Northwest Line Metra tracks in Des Plaines was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital around midday Friday (May 9). According to Des Plaines Fire Chief ...