The women who craft together each Thursday morning at the McHenry Moose Lodge #691 are looking for more locations to donate to

Following a multiple-vehicle crash near St. Charles East High School, an alderperson is imploring the city to improve the safety of the roadway for students. She said parents are "nervous" for their kids getting safely to school.

The Leaf River Soaring Eagles 4-H Club celebrated achievements over the previous year at the January meeting.

Cypress Creek Renewables (Cypress Creek) recently announced the continuation of its Energizing Tomorrow’s Leaders scholarship program.

Upcoming February events in Tampico include Senior Games, the Tampico Royal Neighbors of America Chapter 1570 meal and the Tampico Area Historical Society's monthly meeting.

Jesus Zepeda, who was found guilty in December on two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, each a Class X felony, was sentenced to 36 years in prison.

Learn about the courtship behaviors of birds at the Subat Forest Preserve in Kendall County.

The motive of the fatal Joliet shooting of Joselynn Diaz-Garcia, 36, and her 4-year-old son, Gianni Reyes, remains unknown, police said. A man charged with the murders is now in jail.

The Kankakee Bowling Association is hosting its 88th Annual City Bowling Tournament Feb. 21 through March 8, at Brookmont Bowling Center in Bradley, located at 200 W. Brookmont Blvd, Kankakee.

More than 116 years after the construction what later became John Gartner’s Eastside Bakery, the surviving structure at 115 Cedar Ave. in St. Charles has received historic landmark status.

The Leaf River Soaring Eagles 4-H Club met at Town and Country Lanes in Mt. Morris for the 4-H bowling tournament Jan. 18.

The Kankakee River will be the site for national championship racing for the coming years.

A North Carolina man staying in an RV park in Marengo is accused of having an altercation while possessing a firearm he was not allowed to own because of a felony conviction, according to court records.

McHenry's Happy Jack's restaurant, which has operated for decades in town, has reopened and is serving up subs, burgers and ice cream under new ownership.

Lawsuits filed between Addison’s Steakhouse and the McHenry Golf Club have been settled, according to documents filed recently in McHenry County court.

Five members of Cub Scout Pack 324 and Boy Scout Troop 324 toured Village Hall, the Police Department, Public Works, and the Fire Protection District.

As part of the Kennedy Road expansion, the city of Yorkville has tried to acquire 30 feet along the front edge of the club house area.

A former supervisor for Joliet Township has been arrested again, this time for allegedly driving while license revoked, and he provided a fictitious name during the traffic stop, police said.

The Bread of Life food pantry in Stillman Valley recently announced it has received a $5,750 grant to help keep its shelves stocked with food.

The Ogle County Soil & Water Conservation District has opened applications for the 2026 Partners for Conservation cost-share program.

The former Heinz Pet Food production site in north Kankakee has been purchased by a Milwaukee real estate firm.

Employees at the now-shuttered Brake Parts in McHenry say they were told their jobs were safe in months leading up to closure. Now hundreds are out of work and the company founder indicted.

A fourth defendant has been added to a civil lawsuit brought against the building of the Gotion factory in Manteno.

Tilton Elementary School in Rochelle recently held its Spelling Bee finals.

The Rochelle Chamber of Commerce will once again host the Lucky Hub Dash 5K presented by Holcomb Bank.

After another lengthy discussion and a community meeting with neighboring residents, the Crystal Lake City Council postponed its vote on a possible third Dunkin’ Donuts location for a second time.

Crystal Lake continues to add more street parking regulations in response to a new café that is bringing in more cars to a residential area because its parking lot can't accommodate all its customers.

A Harvard man accused of possessing 217 videos depicting children, some toddlers, being sexually abused pleaded has pleaded guilty to possessing one image and was sentenced to seven years in prison.

Three new recipients received Spirit of St. Charles Awards recently for what Mayor Clint Hull called exemplifying traits like leadership and compassion that tie the community together. Those honored included Lazarus House, for providing shelter and aid to those in need.

The Creston Village Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to hire Willett, Hofmann & Associates as its new engineering firm.

The St. Charles Fire Department recently was awarded for its efforts to support U.S. military members.

DeKalb School District 428 is reviewing options to reduce middle school class sizes.

Students from Joliet Central and Joliet West high schools took to the streets on Friday as part of a nationwide walkout to protest actions of ICE agents.

Students from Oswego High School walked out of the school shortly before noon Friday, many of them held signs condemning the actions of ICE.

During the Streator City Council meeting on Wednesday night, the Streator Fire Department honored several individuals and crews for life-saving actions in the past few months.

So, who ya got for the Big Game on Sunday? Shaw Local spoke to eight NFL fans in the Illinois Valley, selected at random, and the pick is in: It’ll be the Seattle Seahawks.

Geneva High School social studies teacher Lucas Rojas was the lone Illinois recipient of a $5,0000 Teaching America250 Awards grant.

Nick Dziuban, the wrestling coach and building trades teacher at Wilmington High School, died Monday after a six-year cancer battle. At the same school he was once a three-sport star, Dziuban leaves behind an inspiring legacy and countless friendships.

The owner of an equestrian training center has been accused of sexually assaulting a minor on the Richmond property.

A Crystal Lake man who pleaded guilty to a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme in federal court started his 4 1/2-year prison sentence Friday after multiple attempts to push it back.

Authorities have identified the victim in a fatal DeKalb fire on Wednesday as Roger O’Brien

No one was hurt in a Sycamore house fire Friday night, Sycamore Deputy Fire Chief Jim Ward said, while firefighters were still on the scene

“I’ve talked for the last three years about how we’re on the knife’s edge of being out of people,” Sycamore Fire Chief Bart Gilmore said. “Saturday morning, we ran out of people. I had nobody come back on department recall; we were utterly reliant on other cities.”

A Crystal Lake man is accused of sending sexual messages to a minor, according to authorities.

The Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday approved nearly $1 million for safety upgrades at three highway-rail crossings of the BNSF Railway Company’s track in Carroll and Ogle counties.

Community Unit School District 300 is seeking a new principal for Jacobs High School in Algonquin as its current principal moves into a districtwide role.

Hundreds of Joliet Central and Joliet West high school students took to the streets to protest the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as part of a nationwide student walkout on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.

VSW, a group that provide opportunities for people with disabilities, is hosting an all-inclusive vendor fair from Saturday, Feb. 7.

A West Chicago District 33 teacher whose pro-immigration agent comment on social media was criticized by many people has resigned

A man who served prison time for possessing cocaine found in his Crystal Lake motel room in 2023 faces new drug and weapons charges, court records show.