Skydiving Centenarian, 'Chi-Conic' Pizza: Good News, Illinois

ACROSS ILLINOIS — In this week's Good News, Illinois roundup, we feature a 104-year-old shattered records with her skydiving adventure, a pizza that mashes up two Chicago favorites and other stories that are sure to dispel any early autumn doldrums!

'A Foodie At Heart': New Lenox Woman Sweetens Baking Biz With Shop

Samantha Hamilton opened her Sugar Shack Cookie Co. shop last week, and it's been better than she could imagine.

104-Year-Old Chicago Woman Jumps Her Way Into Record Book

Dorothy Hoffner set a world record as the oldest person to skydive after she completed her second high-flying accomplishment in Ottawa.

'Chi-Conic' Lou Malnati's x Portillo's Italian Deep Dish Is Amore

The Lou Malnati's x Portillo's limited edition pizza is back and now available for nationwide shipping and at-home baking.

MacArthur Fellow From Illinois Receives $800,000 'Genius Grant'

Illinoisan Rina Foygel Barber is a statistician studying the theoretical foundations of formal interference and prediction models.

'Incredible Act Of Bravery:' Kids Honored For Saving Man In Lake Ellyn

Four District 41 students were honored at a board meeting for saving a man who was crying for help in Lake Ellyn on June 17.

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