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An agreement has been jockeyed between developers of a solar farm in Yorkville and an adjacent horse racing training business, sending the 20-acre project off and running. The horses run tracks directly south of the proposed Beecher Road Solar LLC solar farm development.

McColly Rosenboom announces top producers for April.

After June 6, Laurie Cyr will take her go-getter attitude as Bourbonnais assistant administrator to Loudon, Tenn., where she will become the city planner.

An Ottawa-based pizzeria is opening a second location in downtown DeKalb, expected to open in June, owner Tim Cottingim said. “It’s a different type of pizza than American-style pizza,” he said.

The annual Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Ceremony honoring Kankakee County officers is set for 11 a.m. Thursday on the lawn of the Kankakee County Courthouse.

At the May 12 Oswego School Board, board members voted unanimously to accept Bourbon Tile & Marble’s bid of $67,030 for the project.

A driver suffered injuries from a two-vehicle crash Monday morning at the curved intersection along Route 14 in downtown Cary, officials reported.

Ousted last year, Juanita Gumble is back as Hebron's police chief on an interim basis. Former Treasurer Susan Fotland has also been reinstated.

Six members of the Ottawa Fire Department have graduated from the paramedic program at Illinois Valley Community College

Geneva police officers came to the rescue of five ducklings that fell into a storm sewer.

A small group of Saint Mary's Hospital patients, staff and a doctor participated in a protest rally Saturday regarding the pending cutback of labor and delivery services at the Kankakee hospital.

The DeKalb County Board on Wednesday will get a chance to comment on a proposal that could add a countywide 1% grocery tax, though not everyone appears for it. A Board committee unanimously opposed the tax last week. A full County Board vote still could happen, however.

The Iroquois County Sheriff’s Department arrested Nicholas Gregory, of Milford, after he allegedly shot and killed 57-year-old Angela Taylor, of Donovan, Monday.

Community members are invited to attend the Plano Food Pantry on Friday, May 16, from 6 – 7:30 p.m.

A planned change in leadership at the Forest Preserve District of Will County takes place Friday when Executive Director Ralph Schultz retires.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is asking the public to provide feedback on the state’s transportation system and the agency’s overall performance by taking the annual Traveler Opinion Survey.

A DeKalb man convicted of murdering high school teenager Gracie Sasso-Cleveland in 2023 has new charges after he punched a DeKalb County jail deputy and spit at another, broke a fire sprinkler and damaged jail property, court records allege.

Geneva alderpersons recommended approval of an economic incentive agreement of $131,762 for a developer who proposes to rehabilitate a 113-year-old building for commercial and residential use.

Multiple newly-elected officials were sworn in and seated for a packed meeting of the DeKalb City Council Monday. Mayor Cohen Barnes began his second term touting collaboration. "The only way we’re going to be successful is by working together," he said.

Teacher Appreciation Week closed out fittingly this year with recognition teachers at the McHenry County Educators of the Year ceremony, hosted by the county's Regional Office of Education.

Former Will County correctional officer Daniel Herod has had his case for child sexual abuse continued until June. He remains held in jail.

Guitarist Frank Bang will be playing on Wednesday night at the Bradley American Legion.

McHenry County prosecutors allege that a married McHenry man molested the 7-year-old child of a person he met on a dating application and was in a relationship with.

Central Intermediate School in Ottawa announced its Champions of the Charter for April.

The city of Joliet is accepting nominations until May 30 for its annual recognition of residents who better the community by sprucing up their own property.

The Iroquois County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting Monday that left one person dead and the alleged shooter arrested.

Girls flag football will be offered at both Oswego High School and Oswego East High School. The Illinois High School Association introduced girls flag football as an IHSA State Series starting in the 2024-25 school year.

Fairgrieve was nominated president, Joseph Lackner was nominated vice president, and Becky McCabe was nominated secretary. Each nominee was appointed in unanimous roll-call votes.

OSF HealthCare has announced a public hearing as Ottawa officials and residents continue to voice concerns over the proposed move of services to Peru

A Plano man has been found guilty of criminal sexual assault to a teenager after a four-day trial this month.

Staffers argue while a baseball field would be lost, the new site would provided greater usefulness for the Timber Ridge subdivision, with a fully accessible park, and playground with complete amenities, including a new park shelter.

A felon pleaded guilty Monday to gun and drug charges related to a shooting in Harvard last year and was sentenced to six years in prison.

Organizers of the Joliet Area African American Historic Context Study will hold the first of three community interview events on Saturday to collect information relevant to local Black history.

The Zonta Club of Kankakee honored its Woman of Achievement recipient, Barbi Brewer-Watson.

Ottawa has launched a new digital registration program for short-term rentals in partnership with Deckard Technologies, aiming to improve compliance and oversight as vacation rental listings continue to grow across the city

At their May 8 meeting, Oswego planning and zoning commissioners recommended rezoning the property from General Manufacturing District to Regional Business District.

St. Charles Planning and Development Committee members recommended approval of owners' request to demolish the Barry House built in 1844. City Council members will review the request at their May 19 meeting.

DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes was sworn in to his second term on Monday. He was joined by some new and returning City Hall faces during a crowded DeKalb City Council meeting at the DeKalb Public Library.

Xandria Harris learned Friday her sentencing hearing is set for Aug. 7 for direct contempt of court.

Lanes along Route 14 through Cary and Fox River Grove will intermittently be closed for road resurfacing for the next six months, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

A McHenry County judge ruled that a convicted felon from Waukegan intended to kill a McHenry man when he shot at his “Batman” car three times.

The fire department was dispatched at 10:43 p.m. for a river rescue, with reports of bystanders hearing screams coming from the river.

The St. Charles Public Library hosts a discussion on “India: Between China, the West, and the Global South,” on Thursday, May 15.

A Joliet man is being held in Will County jail for allegedly stabbing a woman during an incident in which he was stabbed in the chest.

Officials are still investigating why a house exploded leading to a fire and one person critically injured Sunday near Cary.

The 35th annual Rhubarb Festival in Kankakee will be held Sunday at Small Memorial Park.

The app will allow the parks department to send smartphone push notifications to keep residents updated on breaking weather patterns, scheduling changes and updates on live-events.

Bolingbrook police are investigating an accident that shut down portions of Boughton Road Monday morning.

Carolyn Campbell began as a volunteer for schools and the McHenry County Conservation District. Now she's on the county board and an influential leader.

At their May 8 meeting, commissioners recommended against rezoning the land from agricultural to residential use upon annexation to the village.