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A large crowd turned out this week to protest the federal government’s decisions to revoke visas from five international students at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. Attendees included U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood and Cortland Mayor Mark Pietrowski, who works at NIU.

A DeKalb family of five was displaced Thursday after a kitchen fire in their home, authorities said.

Some details of the project are currently confidential while the land deal is being finalized, including the new facility’s location and the landowner’s name, but construction is expected to begin 2 to 3 years after the acquisition, with an additional 2 years for completion.

The investigation into the Easter Sunday shooting has led to a criminal charge for a Streator man.

Don Henderson has been cutting hair since President Dwight D. Eisenhower was in office, and has operated a Sycamore barbershop since “Star Wars” premiered in theaters. But that’s all set to change.

Aura Honey Studio, a Cortland-based beauty salon is poised to expand into an adjoining retail business space after the owner experienced success following the loss of her parents.

WM marked Earth Day this week with a ribbon cutting on its new $60 million renewable natural gas facility, 18370 Somonauk Road, DeKalb.

A Streator man has been charged with murder in the Easter Sunday shooting that killed a teen and injured two others, both of whom were discharged from a hospital.

Derek Swanlund, 44, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Cameron Pasley, 25, also of Mt. Morris.

A motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash Wednesday morning along Route 14 in Woodstock, officials report.

Matthew Herpstreith is accused of running over 18-year-old Jackson Kradle on state Route 78 in July 2024 and then trying to cover up any involvement he had in causing the death.

Public schools in Illinois could be one step closer to adopting a statewide cellphone policy that bans the use of mobile devices during classroom instruction time. What do DeKalb and Sycamore school leaders think of the proposal?

Two people injured in Easter Sunday gunfire have been released from the hospital, Streator police confirmed Tuesday.

The city of Mendota is being awarded a $1,988,625 grant to develop a multi-purpose building – owned and managed by the city – that was devastated in a 2022 fire.

Spring Valley was selected for a $695,430 state grant to fund a series of downtown improvements, including streetscape upgrades, expanded public spaces and enhanced accessibility.

Cameron Pasley, 25, was shot several times at his residence in Mt. Morris in what police describe as a “domestic incident.”

The BMO bank in downtown Joliet was robbed on Monday afternoon, police said.

A shooting investigation in Streator is now a homicide investigation. A teenager died from injuries sustained in a gunfire incident.

One person is dead and another charged with first-degree murder in what police are calling a “domestic incident” that happened late Monday afternoon.

Whiteside County Judge James Heuerman then went one step further by ordering 22-year-old LeAndrew Adams to serve the 15 years consecutively to a 3-year sentence he was given for throwing toilet water at officers in November 2023 while being held in jail for the sex assault case.

A Sterling woman has been fined a combined $3,400 in two separate animal neglect cases in which she was charged with hoarding and neglecting cats.

A La Salle teacher landed in Rome on Monday to see a new saint canonized. Alex Dittmer will instead be on hand for the funeral of a pope.

A masked Joliet man armed with a gun had allegedly invaded a New Lenox residence, battered a 74-year-old man after demanding gold and then took silver coins and jewelry from him, prosecutors said. 

The intersection of Sterling and Main streets is closed Sunday in downtown Streator as police investigate a shooting. Shaw Local News Network will continue to update the story.

A portion of Normal Road will be closed started Monday for road work which DeKalb city officials have said is meant to improve pedestrian safety. A temporary bus detour also is planned for the city’s transit riders. Here's what to know

Hundreds gathered in DeKalb Saturday, part of a planned day of nationwide anti-Trump protests. Many expressed anger at what they see is the undemocratic way President Donald Trump is running the government.

The DeKalb School District 428 school board this week approved an update to superintendent Minerva Garcia-Sanchez’s employment contract, which now includes 278 additional sick days, district documents show.

La Salle County Associate Judge Michelle A. Vescogni is now a circuit judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit, which also includes Bureau and Grundy counties.

A 14-year-old boy from the Hinckley-Big Rock area fell about 25 to 30 feet Thursday in La Salle Canyon at Starved Rock State Park.

Four DeKalb County organizations, including the DeKalb County Democratic Party, are joining together at noon on Saturday in DeKalb for what organizers are calling a “No Kings” march and protest to voice discontent with the Trump administration.

A developer wants to build multiple single-family and multi-family homes and condominiums along 12 acres on Sycamore‘s north side, though his proposal still needs work, city officials said this week.

A Streator man charged with murder was denied home confinement with an ankle monitor at a Thursday hearing. Joshua Casey then was returned to La Salle County Jail to await a jury trial scheduled July 14.

Firefighters extinguished a fully-involved chicken coop fire Thursday morning on Meridian Road near Eagle Rock Christian Center in Peru.

Derrick Flynn, 42, pleaded guilty Monday, April 14, 2025, in Lee County Circuit Court to aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection with an August 2023 fight in which he lacerated a woman's face and chipped and dislodged her teeth.

Voters in La Salle and Bureau counties this election determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

Joliet city staff is asking the zoning board vote scheduled for today on proposed JCA stadium be pushed back to June.

Brett A. Holcomb, 35, was arrested by Sterling police shortly after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the 1500 block of West Fourth Street and taken to the Whiteside County Jail, where he remained jailed Thursday.

The final tally, which includes provisional ballots and mail-in votes which arrived late but were post-marked by April 1, saw that White Oak Library's referendum margin increase to 249 votes.

Three people were injured, one critically, following a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday on Route 71 near Hank’s Farm restaurant in Ottawa. The crash pulled away some first responders tending to a fire.

The exposure marks the eighth incident of staff hospitalization from drug exposure at the Thomson facility in the past 15 months

Home checked for possible occupants; no one killed or injured, according to deputy fire chief.

A landscaper helped rescue a driver whose vehicle was submerged in a pond in Naperville.

Officers are investigating the Bolingbrook homicide of 17-year-old Daniel Starks.

Some candidates running for DeKalb mayor in the consolidated election this spring raised more campaign dollars than others, according to new campaign spending records recently released by the Illinois State Board of Elections.

With City Manager Teresa Wittenauer’s future on the agenda for a special meeting Tuesday, the Princeton City Council opted to keep her onboard after a 1 hour, 15 minutes meeting behind closed doors with her. More than 100 people showed up in overwhelming support of her.

DeKalb County government has settled a lawsuit filed against private buyers who backed out of a planned $8.3 million sale of the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, records show.

Nicolaus Phillips says police had no business questioning him about an Ottawa shooting death without a lawyer present. Prosecutors say it’s a moot point because Phillips waived his rights. Who is correct? A La Salle County judge will settle that Friday, May 16.

As part of ongoing efforts to rebuild the Interstate 80 bridges over Interstate 55 in Will County , a full closure on southbound I-55 at I-80 will be put in place over two nights beginning Tuesday.

Legislation that recently passed the Illinois House bans specific mascots and logos related to Native American names and imagery. The legislation would require Illinois K-12 schools with these mascots to replace them.

One firefighter was injured at the scene of a major fire at Rovanco Piping Systems along I-55 near Joliet Monday morning.