Three young men who likely died from carbon monoxide exposure while camping near a country music festival in Michigan were pals who played high school football together, friends and family said. They were identified as Dawson Brown,

Chicago's top cop defended his department during a contentious special City Council meeting ahead of the traditionally violent Fourth of July holiday weekend.

It was a reminder that in this world where we’ve seen and heard so many negative stories, there are young people coming of age in these trying times that give us all cause to celebrate and hope for a brighter tomorrow.

We picked the top performers of the last week — and ask you to decide who is the Journal Star high school athlete of the week. The poll closes at noon Friday, after which we will announce the winner.

When the 2020 softball season was cancelled due to COVID-19, the Brown County softball team headed west. “During the summer, I know a lot of us played in Iowa,” Brown Countys

The Brown County softball team received the top seed in Sub-Sectional B of Sectional 5 in the upcoming Illinois High School Association playoffs. The Hornets received the highest seed of any softball team in the area in any class.

Robbins Mayor-elect Darren E. Bryant intends to hire former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger to serve as village manager, while incoming Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard said former Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown is heading her transition team.

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