Tim Hermann News Today

In celebration of "OAKtober" and to positively impact the long-term health of oak ecosystems in the Chicago region, the Nicor Gas Foundation presented a $100,000 grant to support The Morton Arboretums Ecosystem Recover Program.

Vincenti owner Maureen Vincenti and chef Nicolo Mastronardi are hoping to reopen somewhere on the Westside

The Kansas State Fair Board agreed Tuesday to take bids on some construction and building upgrade projects on the fairgrounds, including a long-delayed estimated $2.37 million project at the Expo I horse exhibition center. A few should be done in time for this year’s state fair, and others – including the Expo center – won’t start until it’s over. Even then, however, at least two buildings on the grounds that are currently closed to the public – the Capper Building and the Bison Are...

Kansas State Fair officials surprised local fire officials on Tuesday by proposing to reverse the fair’s position on the location of a new fire station on the edge of the fairgrounds. Interim Fair General Manager Ed Berger broke the news about the desired change to Hutchinson Fire Chief Steve Beer and Deputy Chief Doug Hanan when they appeared to update the State Fair Board on progress for the station. The plan for a new station has been in the works since 2015, but Beer said he hopes to bud...