The Chicago Bears will need to clear up some salary cap space over the coming weeks to get under the cap. Here are a few potential Bears players who could become salary cap casualties.

We get a real treat here during winter with the birds that use the Midwest for their wintering grounds.

Coal City United Methodist Church will host a soup supper on Saturday, March 7, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The cost is Adults and teens: $15, Ages 3–12: $5, Under age 2: Free

Prairie Creek Public Library in Dwight will host a number of upcoming events. These events are free and open to the public. However, due to limited space, registration is required.

From Capitol News Illinois: The debate over how to regulate data centers in Illinois is intensifying as lawmakers struggle to balance a host of competing interests.

A single-family home in Minooka that sold for $840,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Grundy County during the past week.

Joliet West finished second at the state bowling meet and more in Saturday's Herald-News roundup.

Dwight defeated Marquette 70-65 on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 at Marseilles Elementary School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

The Dwight boys basketball team grabbed the early lead in Saturday night's Tri-County Conference game against Marquette and hung on down the stretch for a 70-65 triumph at Marseilles Elementary School.

From Capitol News Illinois: Providers warned that flat funding combined with rising operating costs and continuing funding cuts at the federal level could strain services statewide

Dog park users and their pups are invited to warm up with coffee, cocoa and social time at Lower Rock Run Preserve in Joliet

Illinois Extension is launching a flexible vegetable gardening webinar series to help gardeners of all levels save money and grow produce successfully

A single-family home in Morris that sold for $341,000 is leading the list of the best real estate deals in Grundy County in the past week.

Check out photos of the potential site of the new Chicago Bears stadium in Hammond, Ind., by photo editor Scott Anderson. The sites include Wolf Lake Memorial Park in the 2300 block of Calumet Avenue and Lost Marsh Golf Course

Coal City United Methodist Church will host a senior gathering on Wednesday, March 4. The gathering is free and open to all seniors.

The day after Indiana made a major play to lure the Bears, officials involved in negotiations with the team on this side of the state line played defense, saying the team still is very much interested in Arlington Heights

The widow of Chicago Bear and NFL Hall of Famer Steve “Mongo” McMichael was arrested by Will County sheriff’s deputies after she was accused of domestic battery.

Behind nine 3-pointers, the Woodland Warriors cruised to a 78-44 win against Seneca at the Warrior Dome and clinched the Tri-County Conference title outright, finishing 9-0 in conference play.

Metamora's girls basketball team outscored Morris 22-3 in the second quarter and cruised to a 62-28 win in the Class 3A Metamora Regional title game on Friday night.

Just what impact the U.S. Supreme Court decision on tariffs will have on local business is tough to tell, one local economic development leader said.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is demanding billions of dollars in refunds from President Donald Trump following a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down sweeping federal tariffs

Kaeden Martin and Andrew Wiley, both of Morris, will participate in the finals of the 12U division of the state 2Ball competition on March 16 during the IHSA 3A championship game.

A tariff is a tax levied on imported goods. Reports estimate tariffs put in by the Trump administration have cost the average American household at least $1,000 over the past year. What happens now that the Supreme Court has struck down a wide swath of the tariffs?

For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in the area of Grundy County, here's what sold for $500,000 or under in the past week.

The Chicago Bears will travel to Indianapolis for the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine next week as they progress through the offseason. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar preview the combine and what they can learn from the Bears in Indianapolis, plus some stadium talk

The Coal City United Methodist Church is hosting a blood drive from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on March 3 in the fellowship hall in partnership with the Versiti Blood Center.

The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. Furious about the defeat, Trump said he would impose a global 10% tariff as an alternative

The Chicago Bears will head to Indianapolis next week for the NFL Scouting Combine as the NFL offseason takes shape. Here are three things that we can learn from the Bears at the combine.

Moline's girls basketball team shot 13 of 25 in the second half and topped Minooka 57-49 in the Class 4A Minooka Regional title game

From Capitol News Illinois: Two Illinois high school students worked with a legislator and stakeholders to draft a bill mandating disposal programs for electronic smoking devices like vapes

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, is sponsoring legislation to rename the post office at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield in honor of Staff Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr.

From Capitol News Illinois: Fidel Marquez, a former executive for electric utility Commonwealth Edison, was sentenced to two years of probation Thursday for his role in a yearslong bribery scheme intended to influence ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan

The Chicago Bears made their first cost-saving move of the offseason Thursday. Chicago announced that it released linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga.

From Capitol News Illinois: Republicans were less generous in their assessment of the budget picture Pritzker painted. But they found some items to agree on, including slightly less charged rhetoric than his 2025 speech, which was delivered just weeks into Trump’s second term

The Chicago Bears announced Thursday that they promoted Jeff King to be the team’s new assistant general manager. He'll replace Ian Cunningham, who left to become the general manager of the Atlanta Falcons last month.

The Chicago Bears’ potential move to Northwest Indiana took a key step Thursday morning. The Indiana House Ways and Means Committee passed an amended Indiana Senate bill 24-0 that would set up a framework for a new Bears stadium in the area.

Montage Wine Bar and the friends of Reverend Roy Backus will be celebrating his life from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 at 307 Liberty St. Morris, with an open jam session.

The long-stalled legislation would allow the Bears to negotiate directly with local taxing bodies over the amount of taxes that should be paid on at least a portion of the sprawling property for up to 40 years

From Capitol News Illinois: In his eighth State of the State address, Pritzker focused on affordability issues affecting Illinois residents and blamed President Donald Trump for the state’s tight financial condition

Now that the Bears are good, the payroll decisions only become more of a puzzle, and shedding DJ Moore's salary could impact the defense more than his skillset affects the 2026 team and beyond, Marc Silverman writes

If you woke up feeling like your car needed a bath Wednesday, you’re not imagining it. A wide swath of northern Illinois was hit with “dirty rain” overnight.

From Capitol News Illinois: Gov. JB Pritzker is proposing a $56 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 with minimal new spending. Pritzker’s plan does not include major new taxes but would create a new tax on social media companies

The Chicago Bears officially announced four changes to Ben Johnson’s coaching staff on Wednesday for the 2026 season.

A single-family house located at 121 Zapata Lane in Minooka changed owner on Feb. 4.

Illinois residents planning to vote by mail in the March 17 general primary are encouraged to get that ballot in the mail extra early, or use a drop box instead.

From Capitol News Illinois: A Republican lawmaker who introduced a bill to outlaw abortion in Illinois has resigned from his GOP leadership position in the Illinois Senate after conversations with top Republicans

From Capitol News Illinois: JB Pritzker will propose a plan during his State of the State address to drastically limit local governments’ authority to restrict the types of structures that can be built on property zoned residential

In similar fashion to last month's matchup at Kankakee, Morris stormed ahead late to top the Kays on Tuesday, this time in the semifinals of the IHSA Class 3A Metamora Regional.

Madelyn Kiper scored 19 points, Sadie Webb had 14, and Minooka cruised to a regional girls basketball semifinal victory over Joliet West on Tuesday evening.

A combination of warm temperatures, dry conditions, and strong westerly winds will lead to an increased threat for fire spread on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.