At 9 years old, L.J. started missing school. His parents said they would homeschool him. It took two years — during which he was beaten and denied food — for anyone to notice he wasn’t learning.

Three people accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from slot machines all across northern Illinois, then laundering the money, are being prosecuted in Lee County.

Jason Haskell, a Peru Republican, announced his candidacy to seek the Republican nomination in the 76th District Illinois House of Representatives race. The seat is held by state Rep. Lance Yednock (D-Ottawa).

A health alert has been issued about a recent outbreak of E. coli that is possibly linked to Portillo’s in Glendale Heights, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health Friday.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is extending the federal REAL ID deadline to May 3, 2023 – 19 months past the original deadline of Oct. 1, 2021.

1099-G forms now available online