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St. Mary's Church in El Paso will host a watch party in the parish hall where Fulton Sheen was baptized on Sept.

24 (starting at 10 a.m. for a livestream pre-show) ahead of his beatification Mass at 2 p.m. in St. Louis.

Washington Elementary PE teacher Kristen Ahrens (recognized with District 87's Dr. Barry Riley Wellness Champion Award) was honored for organizing yoga, step challenges and community PE to help students, families and staff.

Two Unit 5 high schools now feature new makerspaces from a $50,000 donation that provided laser-engravers, 3D printers and more for hands-on tech learning.

Students and teachers previewed the equipment on Friday and the Unit 5 Educational Foundation will add over $70,000 to expand STEAM opportunities later this year.

Underpass construction in Uptown begins Sept.

21, with Constitution Trail and Uptown Circle closing intermittently for utility work (detours using Broadway and Phoenix are in effect) until work ends in summer 2028.

McLean County honored forensic professionals (coroners, forensic pathologists, technicians and autopsy assistants) at a board meeting in Bloomington as it declared Sept.

20–26 Forensic Science Week.