Prime Healthcare says it has reached an agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois to extend in-network patient healthcare coverage beyond June 1.

Caleb Gill was taken into custody in Bristol in Kendall County on Thursday by the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and the U. S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force,

Residents' concerns over uncontrolled intersections and high-speed drivers in a residential area brought debate to the Sterling City Council on Monday.

A five-story mixed-use development will occupy the vacant block along Route 14 in Fox River Grove after the village board gave the plan a thumbs-up.

A Bolingbrook man has been sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison for drug-induced homicide in Aurora. The man sold fentanyl pills to an Aurora man who died after ingesting one pill.

After about four hours of deliberating, a McHenry County jury found an Elgin man guilty of drug-induced homicide in the fentanyl overdose of a man at a Marengo motel.

Peter Strama, 22, was taken to the jail on Thursday after his arrest by the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

Two people were rescued without injury after a sailboat capsized Wednesday evening on Crystal Lake, officials report.

The City of Lockport has scheduled two workshops to discuss the possibility of a data center, though no official proposals are under consideration.

The $18,500 scholarship is the largest Dixon High School scholarship presented by a Dixon-area organization.

A home in Huntley was left uninhabitable following a fire late Wednesday, Huntley Fire Protection District officials said in a news release.

The renovation of the new cafeteria, which will open Monday, May 11, marks the final phase of CGH Medical Center’s extensive hospital lobby renovation project that began in 2023.

In the case of a South Elgin teen who went missing 10 years ago, police are conducting a forensic excavation at a property in South Elgin, based on a new scan revealing "anomalies beneath the surface."

A DeKalb man is accused of driving to Loves Park to pick up a minor, driving back to DeKalb and filming himself sexually abusing the minor, DeKalb County court records allege. He faces 24 other related felony charges.

A Woodstock man who records show has multiple previous domestic violence convictions pleaded guilty to his most recent Tuesday and was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.

Community leaders on Wednesday announced a potential multimillion-dollar manufacturing development codenamed “Project Balsam” could be coming to Sycamore.

The speed of an SUV involved in a deadly Joliet crash and the factors that led to the initial collision “remain significant parts of the ongoing crash investigation being conducted by our traffic unit," a police spokesman said.

At approximately 6:39 p.m., Oswego police were dispatched to the 200 block of Northampton Drive for a report of a man that may have fired a gun in the air while walking in the street.

A baby found unresponsive at a Woodstock daycare was taken to the hospital for advanced care, police said.

A Sterling man was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday after admitting he set a 2023 Sterling house fire in the middle of the night after learning a registered sex offender lived there

Last year's flyer flap between a local attorney and the St. Charles District 303 teachers union is now a lawsuit.

Oswego village trustees Tuesday unanimously approved an economic development incentive award for EJ Vision LLC, which owns the property.

Three people, one with life-threatening injuries, were taken to a local hospital following a four-vehicle crash on Joliet’s west side late Tuesday afternoon.

Illinois State Police special agents began an investigation after receiving a cyber tip in January regarding the dissemination of child sexual abuse materials in Lee County.

Johnsburg has announced that a Target store has agreed to set up shop at a shuttered JCPenney along Route 31 – with millions in sales tax rebates to make it happen.

A South Elgin man has been charged with multiple felonies related to disseminating and possession of child sexual abuse materials and is being held pretrial, according to authorities.

The Chain O’ Lakes and part of the Fox River are back open for boating, the Fox Waterway Agency announced Tuesday.

An Elgin man accused of selling a fatal dose of fentanyl to a man who later died in a Marengo motel room has gone on trial in McHenry County on a charge of drug-induced homicide.

There is a vacancy on St. Charles City Council after Alderperson Bob Gehm announced he is stepping down from his role.

A Rock Falls man accused of firing a gun into a car will stay out of jail on pretrial release under strict home monitoring, including video doorbells at every entrance.

A judge found a Plainfield Township man guilty of the first-degree murder of a girlfriend who was brutally beaten to death in 2018 in Romeoville.

A 17-year-old who was stabbed Sunday at Riverwalk Homes in Joliet has died, Joliet police said

A Kankakee home sustained $15,000 in damages to the exterior of the residence Monday.

The proposed ordinance would authorize banning alleged offenders up to a lifetime from city property.

The 58th annual Charlemagne Awards were presented by the St. Charles Area Chamber of Commerce, with the highest honor bestowed on an educator who has mentored generations of young people.

A service weapon was still missing early Tuesday after a suburban police officer removed it to use the bathroom Monday and then discovered a short time later it was gone.

Boost Mobile, a nationwide mobile carrier, has a new spot along Sycamore Road in DeKalb.

Fox River MedSpa in Algonquin said on Facebook it's mourning one of its employees who officials say died from strangulation at a Schaumburg home.

Lake in the Hills police continue to investigate what they said was a bomb threat called in to Costco.

Officials have a gender and approximate age for skeletal remains found last month in a Kane County forest preserve.

Work on an 8-mile stretch of U.S. 52 from Eldena Road south of Dixon to just south of U.S. 30 will start May 11.

A Joliet police officer on patrol heard the sound of an animal crying and saw a man punching and kicking a pit bull while it was lying on the ground, a police spokesman said.

Ladarius Parker was sentenced by Kane County Judge David Klement. Parker was convicted by a jury on March 3 for first-degree murder.

A lawsuit filed Monday takes aim at companies that sell legal marijuana in Illinois and other states, claiming they don't do enough to warn people about the mental health risks. Two McHenry County attorneys are involved.

The crews responded about 11:02 a.m. May 2 to the 1800 block of Candleberry Lane. No one was injured in the fire.

A Warrenville man has died from his injuries after crashing his motorcycle Saturday evening along Route 14 in Crystal Lake, officials report.

A teen in Joliet has been charged with stabbing another teen at the Riverwalk Homes apartment building in Joliet, police said.

There will be additional police presence at arrival and dismissal at Joliet Central on Monday while police continue to investigate.

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Cary Barber Shop owner, who regularly hosts community events at her shop, receives community support after fighting a rare bacterial infection.