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The city of Joliet announced Tuesday that Raynor Avenue will be closed at Six Corners starting Monday for a pavement project.

The DeKalb County Board has voted to allow the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center to hire a position officials believe could have helped prevent the fiscal crisis that nearly led to the property’s sale.

A Wisconsin man is being held in jail pending trial amid charges that he sexually assaulted two children multiple times in Genoa, authorities said.

A new Italian steakhouse is coming to downtown DeKalb.

Two people died following a single-vehicle crash in Joliet on Friday night.

A Maple Park resident died and a toddler was injured Saturday in a small plane crash in rural DeKalb County, authorities said. This is a developing story.

A 22-year-old Lombard man was charged with aggravated battery after allegedly punching a Bolingbrook police officer in the head.

Bryan Carter, a 2008 Sycamore High School graduate, will be the music director in the second to last performance of George Clooney’s “Good Night and Good Luck,” on CNN at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

DeKalb City Manager Bill Nicklas is recommending the city enact a local 1% grocery tax, arguing not doing so would slash needed funds for city departments responsible for keeping the public safe.

Prime Healthcare outlines losses at its hospitals in Joliet and Kankakee in response to Illinois senators.

Prime Healthcare says it is consolidating certain positions, and jobs will be offered elsewhere.

A fire that consumed two excavators in Oswego and continued to burn eight hours later was fueled by a raptured natural gas line Friday, Oswego Fire Protection District officials said.

A former DeKalb Ward 2 Alderman and the last DeKalb City Clerk to serve a full term in the office full time has died at the age of 78. Donna Johnson, who died June 3 at her home, was a “champion of the underdog,” stepson Dirk Johnson said Friday.

Semi driver Eric Dodge of Ashton speaks four months after a near-fatal crash in which his truck veered off Interstate 88 between Rock Falls and Dixon, launched over Bollman Road overpass and landed in a cornfield.

The Crest Hill Police Department will be doing traffic control for a 5K event on Saturday morning. Traffic will be limited on Gaylord Road.

Will County will pay $2.75 million for the dismissal of a federal lawsuit involving a sheriff’s lieutenant who was not charged over the fatal shooting of an unarmed man who initially took hostages at a bank.

Drivers be aware of Lockport street closures for the Old Canal Days parade on Friday evening.

A Will County judge ordered a 15-year-old teen to remain detained as he faces charges accusing him of murder in the fatal shooting of another teen.

When DeKalb police officer Jesus Rodriguez returned to work after a yearlong hiatus serving his country overseas, he was greeted with a surprise: a packed lobby full of his colleagues, cheering him on as he walked through the front door

Motorists on westbound Interstate 88 near the DeKalb Oasis should prepare for single-lane traffic beginning Thursday night, the Illinois Tollway announced.

A state lawmaker wants the SAFE-T Act repealed after a Will County judge continued the pretrial release of parents charged with the drug-related murder of a child but the law's supporters note the parents have not violated their release conditions.

Repairs to the bridge carrying Illinois Route 126, known locally as Lockport Street, over the DuPage River in Plainfield are expected to take 4-5 months.

The 7-woman, 5-man jury ruled against Ray Allen Gough’s arguments that he is no longer sexually dangerous because of his “self control” and “self discipline” while being held in custody since 1999.

Madison Manning, 25, has been found safe in Rock Falls, according to a news release issued by the Dixon Police Department on Thursday morning.

The Illinois Commerce Commission will be at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park on Monday to hear testimony on Nicor's proposed record $308.6 million rate hike in natural gas rates.

A 15-year-old boy will be charged as juvenile instead of an adult with the first-degree murder of a 13-year-old boy who was shot twice and left for dead in an alley in Joliet.

A Waterman 18-year-old has been charged with attempted murder after authorities allege he beat and threatened to kill a 71-year-old woman in Big Rock Township. The woman suffered serious injuries, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Office.

About 100 people packed into Sycamore High School’s gymnasium Wednesday night to celebrate a historic moment: a state title for the boys track and field team. “These kids worked their tails off,” district athletic director Chauncey Carrick said.

Two cats are dead and two more are missing after a Streator fire Tuesday.

As Dixon police continue their search for a missing Prophetstown woman, the department is asking residents in the area of the 1100 block of Highland Avenue to check their home security cameras to help find her.

IDOT has announced a temporary emergency closure of portions of Center Street and the Center Street ramp from eastbound I-80.

Joliet City Manager Beatty says free-parking plan should be ready for City Council vote in two weeks. But putting it in place will take longer.

An NIU student from Batavia was charged Monday after police searched his dorm room in DeKalb and allegedly found more than 20,000 images depicting child sexual abuse on his electronics. Police allege he used AI and photos of real people he knew and sold the materials via Snapchat

The mother of a 13-year-old boy killed in a shooting in Joliet said he was a “very nice kid” who was “very joyful.” The family has a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs.

Sycamore High School filled Wednesday night with Spartan fans, families and athletes to celebrate a historic win: The first state championship title in program history for the Class 2A boys track and field team.

A Lyft driver from Joliet has been charged with criminal sexual assault of a woman who was a passenger in his vehicle in Lockport.

The Dixon Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Madison Manning, 25. She has not been seen since around 1 a.m. Sunday, June, 1, 2025, in the 1000 block of Highland Avenue.

A Georgia woman has been charged with stealing money by posing as a Will County sheriff’s sergeant and claiming a woman owed money for missing jury duty.

John Callahan, the Grundy County Coroner, confirmed Monday that Alexis Kay Higgins-Weatherhead, 18, Coal City, has died after her vehicle was discovered in a lake at around 11 p.m. Sunday on Jugtown Road slightly north of Deerfield Drive.

Keegan Shirley owns Gleam Team, a commercial and residential window-washing business he runs with several of his friends and fellow Dixon High School athletes.

The Joliet City Council will vote Tuesday on Mayor D'Arcy's recommendation to replace Dominic Orlando, who D'Arcy brought back onto the Plan Commission after his removal by former Mayor O'Dekrik.

Overnight lane closures and 15-minute full traffic stops are scheduled on Houbolt Road at Interstate 80 in Joliet over Monday and Tuesday.

Work will patch, mill and resurface roads. Also, sidewalk ramps will be reconstructed to meet ADA standards. The projects will use staged construction with temporary lane and sidewalk closures.

Joliet, Crest Hill, Shorewood, Romeoville, Minooka and Channahon will celebrate start of 60-mile pipeline for Lake Michigan water at Chicago event.

A retail clothing and home goods department store is coming to Northland Shopping Center in DeKalb, according to a city announcement Wednesday.

Joliet Police report that the driver of a car that crashed into a parked truck was hospitalized after the crash which left a portion of Maple Road closed Saturday.

A DeKalb man was charged this month with the criminal sexual assault dating back to August 2024 after the victim alleged the man “asked for a hug,” and then assaulted them, court records show.

Got bud? The city of DeKalb wants to help one local dispensary in making that pitch to consumers easier to act on. DeKalb city leaders moved one step closer this week to allowing Excelleaf Dispensary, 305 E. Locust St., to open what its founders are calling a “tasting room.”

A grungy alternative to DeKalb County’s family entertainment and amusement industry will sling its final axe this weekend. Northern Axeposure, an indoor axe-throwing venue in Sycamore, will close after Sunday.

A Rock Falls man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a 2021 shooting that injured another man and damaged a Rock Falls home.