Two Indiana Conservation Officers rescued an 11-year-old girl from drowning May 28th, after she fell into the Whitewater River in Richmond, below the Weir Dam.

CHICAGO CHILDREN’S THEATRE’S VIRTUAL BOING! 2020 SUMMER FESTIVAL DROPS SATURDAY, JUNE 20 AT 10 A.M. | GRAB A BOWL OF CEREAL, TUNE IN FOR FUN INCLUDING DOLL FACE HAS A PARTY!, BRIAN SELZNICK’S NEW VIRTUAL PUPPET COLLABORATION WITH CHICAGO CHILDREN’S THEATRE

For the 5th time in as many days, a traffic stop resulted in a handgun being removed from the streets of Lake County. Previously, Troopers Beers and Carlson each confiscated a handgun and Trooper Hamed confiscated two. 

Handbag’s Beloved TV Sitcom Parody Goes Virtual! THE GOLDEN GIRLS: The Lost Episodes, Vol. 4 – LOCKDOWN! | By Artistic Director David Cerda |
Directed by Spenser Davis | June 19 – August 8, 2020

A total of 130 homemade candy baskets were delivered as giveaways this week for staff working in the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) facilities most impacted during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Chicago Fire FC players are scheduled to begin voluntary individual workouts on Friday, May 29 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, IL. Voluntary individual workouts are the first phase in Major League Soccer’s intended return to play. The 2020 MLS season was suspended March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic though players have been adhering to individually tailored fitness programs.

Park staff members were excited to see so many visitors enjoying the outdoors this past Memorial Day weekend. And park interpreters were there to greet them.

The Chicago Reader has released its first cookbook, Reader Recipes: Chicago Cooks and Drinks at Home, with recipes from more than 90 of the city’s best chefs and bartenders.

The Neo-Futurist Theater’s digital version of weekly flagship show is viable model for theaters to produce new work during COVID-19 pandemic and recovery period | The Infinite Wrench Goes Viral brings in 50% of production’s normal weekly revenue and keeps artists working from home

Writers Theatre announces a new producing model for its 2020/21 Season | "Love & Contracts" by Julia Doolittle, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel |
"Low Down Dirty Blues", a musical revue by Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman, directed by Ron OJ Parson | "Maurice", based on the novel by E. M. Forster, adapted by Scott Parkinson, directed by David Cromer | "The Last Match" by Anna Ziegler, directed by Keira Fromm