Coal City Methodist Church plans chili supper, senior gathering in January

Generations Woven is a newly launched podcast and community project created by Tasha Garcia, Judy Randall and Nerina Human – three women from different generations with a shared mission to bring women together through honest conversation, reflection, and connection.

The Illinois Community College Board has announced $9.3 million in Innovative Bridge and Transition grants to support initiatives that help Illinois residents transition more effectively into postsecondary education, job training, and high-demand careers.

The builders looking to renovate McHeny's First Midwest Bank into apartments will not get the $3 million in public incentives that were sought.

A 4-year-old Cary-area boy injured over Labor Day weekend in a lawnmower accident at his home has hit major recovery milestones including returning to preschool and completing four surgeries.

A West Dundee man accused of using Facebook Messenger to solicit a 14-year-old Fox River Grove child to perform a sex act has been sentenced to prison for four years, court records show.

United Methodist Church of Geneva will host a candlelit Advent Spiral Walk Sunday as a way for participants to slow down and reflect during the holidays.

A new program has been launched to aid DeKalb County-area elderly residents who need specialized equipment and other health care services.

Streator’s Leading Ladies held their monthly meeting on Thursday at Chipper’s Grill with seven members attending.

Reddick Public Library in Ottawa has scheduled several events for the week of Jan. 1, including movie screenings, escape rooms and club meetings.

The city is developing an expanding special events staff, but director was not consulted about future of Taste of Joliet.

After a successful giveaway on Thanksgiving eve, Breaking Bread Catering & Deli will be giving out another 100 free loaves of bread ahead of Christmas.

Bourbonnais trustees approved the village’s tax rate during the board’s Monday meeting.

James R. Gibbons of Marengo man was ordered to be held in jail on charges of possessing images depicting child sexual abuse. He's known for giving history presentations across northern Illinois.

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is proud to be recognized by Community Colleges for Iowa with multiple honors as part of the 2025 Outstanding Community College Awards. EICC includes Clinton, Muscatine and Scott community colleges.

State Rep. Haas recently toured Chicago Dough and presented the owners with a certificate of appreciation, citing the restaurant’s history and community involvement.

Michelle DeMarco of Geneva built a business based on her love of Christmas and the art of holiday decorating.

A federal nutrition program, SNAP-Ed, will end this year after losing federal funding, affecting local families in Kankakee and Will counties who rely on free healthy eating education.

State Rep. Amy “Murri” Briel, who represents the 76th House District covering parts of DeKalb, La Salle and Bureau counties, is hosting the event.

The Lee-Ogle-Whiteside Regional Spelling Bee will be Thursday, Feb. 19, at Dixon High School. Sponsors are the First National Bank in Amboy, Sauk Valley Media and Lee-Ogle-Whiteside Regional Office of Education.

The city of Rochelle on Dec. 9 announced the resignation and impending departure of City Manager Jeff Fiegenschuh, who has accepted a position as city administrator of Washington, Illinois.

Residents are being asked to place leaves in piles on the parkway near the curb by 7 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22.

Twenty people showed up at a Joliet City Council meeting to object to plans for a data center that was not on the council agenda. A state report warns Illinois data centers are sucking up the state's available electricity.

A man who is accused of threatening on YouTube videos to shoot Barrington Hills police officers – and who had been deemed unfit to stand trial – has been restored to fitness, a McHenry County judge has ruled.

Funeral arrangements have been set for Santina Perri, an Itasca woman who was killed near Harvard, allegedly by her husband of almost 50 years.

Ottawa Township High School will induct Dr. Richard “Dick” Martin into its Hall of Fame in 2026.

Seventeen-year-old Diego Garcia-Barranco had never been outside the country, let alone flown in a plane, until last month. The DeKalb High School senior’s first flight took him to new heights during a school trip to perform in Prague, Czech Republic.

Sugar Grove takes first place in annual Kane County Water Association taste test, Batavia comes in second, Aurora third.

The ordinance stands: Feed a feral cat in unincorporated La Salle County and, yes, you could be fined $75. But there have been behind-the-scenes discussions between between county authorities and the Safe House Animal Rescue League, which opposes the ban on feeding feral cats.

Torrie Nelson of Sterling was named to the fall 2025 dean’s list at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais.

Two people died from a two-vehicle crash that occurred in the 1700 block of Manhattan Road in Elwood.

Overall, 184 students completed a program or certificate requirement for the fall 2025 semester.

67-year-old Kankakee woman Lori Anderson is seeking a kidney donor.

One woman was killed and another was critically injured in a fire Friday in the Lotus Woods area near Spring Grove and Fox Lake.

The Rochelle City Council and Ogle-Lee Fire Protection District Board of Trustees recently approved a $669,000 purchase for the third phase of their joint fire training facility at 920 S. Main St. in Rochelle.

The Kishwaukee College Foundation awarded $124,250 in program enhancement funds to Kishwaukee College departments for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Downtown Joliet is dressed into holiday style, despite continued work on the Chicago Street Streetscape and city square projects. But despite ongoing construction, businesses still decked themselves out with plenty of good holiday cheer.

“Some of our ordinances are old. We haven’t even reviewed them in a long time. I would say it’s over 20 years." said Bourbonnais Mayor Jeff Keast.

A man was airlifted after a crash near Richmond Friday morning and ending up 20 feet off the road in an embankment, officials said.

Sycamore officials have accepted a public sanitary sewer and water main into the city’s waterworks after the infrastructure was installed in the Stonegate of Heron Creek development.

Families in Pembroke Township will receive computers, bicycles and winter coats at the annual Christmas in the Wards event.

Developers are one step closer to building single-family homes on an empty plot of land in Crystal Lake once set to be an Amazon warehouse. How much will they sell for?

Gewalt, 21, of McHenry, will be displaying her figuring skating skills at McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce’s first-ever Heart of the Fox event

The Streator Lions Club held its Christmas party on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at the Pines restaurant.

A Downers Grove mom and Chicago man have formed Operation Midway Bliss, an organization dedicated to provide support and meaningful gifts to individuals impacted by the ICE raids

The Kankakee Regional Land Bank has filled its vacant board of directors seat.

Julie Dudziak won the $2,500 prize.

In two separate decisions, the ICC struck $25.4 million from ComEd’s $268.5 million 2024 rate request and $11.2 million from Ameren Illinois’ $59.6 million multi-year rate request

If you’ve been dreaming of a white Christmas, well, dream on. It looks as if Santa and his reindeer won’t be landing on any snow-covered rooftops in the Illinois Valley.

Bus drivers, monitors and trainers at Woodland Community Unit School District No. 5 have joined Teamsters Local 179.