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Most Illinois public school districts that tested sinks and fountains for tiny traces of brain-damaging lead as required by a 2017 state law had to tell parents they found the

According to a Tribune analysis of state data, more than 1,800 of the roughly 2,100 public schools that submitted test results identified some amount of lead in their drinking water.

The walkthrough will begin at 5 p.m., with Superintendent, Dr. William Wright, Jr. leading the tour.

Jerry (74) was born May 20, 1947 in Superior, Wisconsin to Herbert and Lorraine (Hughson) Hoover. He passed away on February 18, 2022 in his Duluth home after living over a decade with the many challenges of Parkinson’s disease.

Stories from Douglas County's past.

Students and parents deserve better than another future circus of bitterness, misinformation, media posturing, finger-pointing and, as happened this time around, personal insults. Chicago deserves better too.

Let’s look back at a better era of Chicago Bears football.

EDITOR’S NOTE: A similar story focusing on middle and high schools will appear in Monday’s edition.

A memorial service will be held outside on Saturday, April 24, at 2 p.m. at Union Hill Church of Christ, 865 N. Nicholas Road, Nixa. Due to the current COVID-19 conditions, masks and social distancing will be required by those attending. Arrangement are under the direction of Adams Funeral Home, Nixa. Steve was the third child born to Richard "Dick" and Jacqueline "Jackie" (Chubin) Tallaksen in Chicago, Illinois on Jan. 19, 1954. He died four days short of his 67th birthday. Steve attended Blai...