Fire crews battled a garage and barn fire in the 23700 block of 119th Street in an unincorporated area near Plainfield early Sunday morning.

Campton Hills police are investiging the death of a woman in the 4N600 block of Brookside West Drive, officials announced in a news release.

Anthony’s Restaurant & Pub in Joliet announced Saturday night would be its last night in business.

The Joliet Fire Department was called to the scene of a house fire in the 1900 block of Arbor Gate Drive Saturday.

Joliet police reported that officers found the victim in the front yard of a residence in the 200 block of Nicholson Street.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, formally announced Friday $2 million in federal funds secured for the creation of retention ponds to the west of Dixon’s major economic development near Interstate 88.

Porter Saunders wants to help others celebrate Mother’s Day ahead of their special day. On Saturday, the DeKalb resident will give away flowers outside the Taylor Street Plaza apartments to help mark the occasion.

An Elgin man was taken to a hospital after suffering an injury in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and an SUV east of Genoa Thursday, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

The city set rules for what residents can't do in the new City Square, but drinking liquor is OK under certain conditions.