The Old Joliet Haunted Prison run by Thirteenth Floor Entertainment since 2020 during the Halloween season will not return this year.

Wednesday was the last day for early voting at Oswego Village Hall and Monday is the last day of early voting at the Yorkville county building.

A case of measles has been confirmed in DeKalb County, and health officials tracked probable recent exposure to Walmart and the post office in DeKalb, the health department reported Thursday. Here's what to know

The city on Thursday announced that data center developers have pledged $100 million contribution to Joliet days ahead of City Council vote on the project.

State Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, has proposed a state law that would mandate funding a study of Illinois universities to develop a 10-year plan focused on school accountability, sustainability and affordability.

A McHenry man is accused of uploading, sharing and requesting images depicting child sex abuse, some involving children younger than 5, a McHenry County judge said in court Wednesday.

At least four cases involving wives who’ve disappeared in Will and LaSalle counties remain unsolved and one of those cases dates back to 1990.

The Campton Hills Joint Review Board this week backed a proposed $90 million TIF for 583 acres of the LaFox of Campton Hills project which includes 900 homes. A final vote is still needed. The Geneva Park District and Library board representatives opposed it.

A Crest Hill man has been paroled after spending six months in prison and already receiving credit for 14 months in jail for the 2024 reckless homicide of a Joliet couple.

The Sycamore Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended that the City Council approve a zoning change request that will impact an anticipated rebuild of Tom & Jerry’s restaurant. A Council vote is still needed.

The intensity of Tuesday's tornado in Kankakee County was determined by the National Weather Service.

Wauconda Police Officer Christian Pascente, a 3½-year veteran of the police department who died unexpectedly on Monday, took his own life, his department revealed Wednesday.

A U.S.-based medical equipment supplier with a large operation in Cary experienced a “global network disruption” Wednesday caused by a cyber attack, Stryker officials reported.

A McHenry man has been found not guilty on allegations that he starved Meatball and Karma, two 3-year-old female pit bulls, but he faces additional similar charges.

A home in rural Chana in Ogle County was a total loss after a Tuesday night structure fire, according to an Ogle County Sheriff’s Office news release.

A prosecutor said a Colorado woman charged with the drug-induced homicide of a Shorewood man may have been part of the same "friend group" as that man. He said their relationship is "unclear."

A crash involving a school bus and commercial vehicle occurred Wednesday at U.S. Route 52 near the Shorewood area.

View some aerials of the aftermath from the Aroma Park tornado on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 near Kankakee.

Kankakee County Emergency Management and the Illinois Emergency Management of Homeland Security have created a self-assessment reporting link for people affected by Tuesday night's storms.

Newton County, Indiana, officials confirmed two deaths from Tuesday’s tornado that left Lake Village heavily damaged.

The city of Sycamore swore in a new interim fire chief Tuesday in a ceremony that wasn’t publicized, days after an abrupt leadership change in the Sycamore Fire Department left many questions still unanswered.

For 18 days, goldendoodle rescue Mia was lost in the 3,400-plus-acre Glacial Park Conservation Area in Ringwood. It took endless dedication from her owners, volunteers, drones and plenty of hope to get her back home safe.

Residents around the Joliet area should look out for large size hail and hail damage and wind speeds gusting up to 60 mph.

Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey, Kankakee County Board Chairman Matthew Alexander-Hildebrand, and Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis have filed an emergency declaration with the State of Illinois for disaster assistance

Eight employees were transported to local hospitals after suffering minor injuries during a chemical exposure incident Tuesday evening at Constellation’s Byron Clean Energy Center, a nuclear power plant in Byron, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said.

A tornado warning has been issued for southeast La Salle County and northwest Livingston County as a severe storm moves toward Streator.

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Kendall, La Salle, DeKalb and Grundy counties that is expected to impact Ottawa, Marseilles, Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Joliet and more.

Kankakee County, including Kankakee, Aroma Park, and Bradley, was hit by a severe storm Tuesday evening that led to wires down and extensive damage to homes and businesses

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Kankakee County, which will impact Kankakee, Bradley, Aroma Park, St. Anne and Hopkins Park, until 7 p.m.

Residents should look out for large size hail and wind speeds gusting up to 75 mph, the National Weather Service said.

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Kankakee to expire at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe storm warning for northern Grundy County and the southern half of Kendall County, set to expire at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday.

The severe weather forecast for the region has led school districts in the Joliet area to cancel after-school programs.

Storms are expected to develop in the late afternoon and there is a flash flood watch through 3 a.m. Wednesday.

A sinkhole was discovered in St. Charles Monday afternoon, prompting the city to temporarily close an intersection. Crews have excavated the site and the roadway is once again fully open.

All students and guests will be required to leave campus by 4:30 p.m.

Many schools around Kankakee County, like Manteno and St Anne, have cancelled after-school activities on Tuesday in anticipation of severe weather.

No one was injured in a fire that ignited in a garage in St. Charles on Monday afternoon.

Morris Elementary School is letting junior high students out at 2:10 p.m. and elementary students out at 2:35 p.m. due to the forecasted severe weather

St. Charles will upgrade six intersections identified in the city’s “Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.” Project undertakings include roadway alignment improvements, ADA upgrades, and the installation of flashing beacons enabling safer pedestrian crossings.

Preliminary evidence indicated the handgun was concealed on a parishioner of the New Lenox church and was mistakenly left in the pew during a recent service, a deputy police chief said.

Roughly four acres were burned and a home damaged in a brush fire in Lake in the Hills that officials said started as a controlled burn.

Niche Restaurant, at 14 S. Third St., Geneva, is marking 20 years in business this year.

Eight workers at the Constellation nuclear power plant in Byron were sent to the hospital Tuesday night after they were exposed to a non-radiological chemical that had escaped a holding tank.

Groups of local activists will take to the streets this month in a display of solidarity to mark the latest “No Kings” protest in DeKalb, featuring music, food, a march, and more, according to a news release.

A Romeoville man who crashed into two Oswego police cars early Monday while officers were conducting a traffic stop has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.

A Sycamore restaurant recently impacted by fire will be returning to business at a new spot this month.

A Naperville man was charged with two felonies after Yorkville police recovered a loaded handgun and cocaine from his vehicle early Sunday morning.

A judge was deemed biased by a Will County Board member whom he found guilty of unlawfully accessing the email account of a political opponent on the board.  

Geneva is tracking public interest in its $59.4 million referendum for a new police facility on the March 17 ballot.