Opioid overdose deaths in Cook County likely surpassed the number from 2020 by a wide margin, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office announced Tuesday.

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Downers Grove South students will present "Blood at the Root" at the high school Feb. 3-5.

Illinois voters are almost exactly five months away from a pandemic-delayed primary scheduled for June 28. So, now’s the time to begin preparing for an election that will determine candidates for county, state and some federal offices.

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The Week in Pictures at My Suburban Life for Jan. 16-24.

A Chicago man pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle in a case connected to carjackings in Downers Grove.

DuPage Airport Authority Chairman Stephen Davis is stepping down.

A former administrative assistant at an orthopedic practice in Westmont has been sentenced to one year in federal prison for writing fraudulent opioid prescriptions.

The topics are “Water Is the War Drink: The Path From World War I to Prohibition” and “The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.”

The presentation will demonstrate that everyone has tremendous talent connected to the adversity they have experienced.