Bill Hoffer News Today

ORR- Deferred to Monday from December’s Orr City Council meeting, council members settled on a compromise for the 2024 property tax levy, coming in with an eight percent increase. City clerk …

Elgin Area Chamber board chair Yaneth Medina welcomed more than 125 chamber friends at the 42nd annual Community Thanksgiving Luncheon held at Elgin Community College on Nov. 21.

Tony Gonsolin's velocity was down, not that it mattered. Will Smith and David Peralta staked Gonsolin to an early lead with two-run homers in the first inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Tuesday night.

Tony Gonsolin pitched six shutout innings, Will Smith and David Peralta hit two-run homers in the first inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Tuesday night.

Review of "The Last Bookseller: A Life in the Rare Book Trade" by Gary Goodman, and "A Factotum in the Book Trade" by Marius Kociejowski.

Luiz Muzzi and Oscar Pareja discuss expectations, national writers predict MLS Cup for Orlando, MLS regular season gets underway, and more.