The Ruby Street bridge in downtown Joliet is now set to reopen Friday, Sept. 12, the Illinois Department of Transportation said Thursday.

The TALK-LINE interview for Sept. 4 featured Sauk Valley Community College Marketing Director Jim Grot discussing the recent deadline for the new “Impact” program students to register for free tuition at SVCC in exchange for community service hours.

A woman testified in court on Thursday she went to the police about the fatal shooting of a Joliet teen after she was told to get rid of the vehicle linked to the incident by a man charged with the teen’s death.

With Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis casting the deciding vote, a 1st Ward gaming cafe was approved for North Entrance Avenue.

Officers conducting a traffic stop determined a 15-year-old passenger allegedly possessed loaded gun stolen from Alabama, police said.

While the $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot continues to climb, the third largest in U.S. history, a $1 million ticket was sold in Aurora on Wednesday.

Several Illinois Lottery players won big money from Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, including the holder of a $50,000 winning ticket purchased at a Rock Falls convenience store. The jackpot is now at $1.7B for the Sept. 6 drawing

An unidentified Fortune 500 company broke ground on 147 acres on DeKalb’s south side to build a 1-million-square-foot distribution facility, a capital investment firm announced Thursday. A spokesperson declined to identify the company behind the build.

Woodstock officials said comments on social media prompted them to clarify what happened when local police supported the FBI in executing a warrant in town recently.

A Dixon man has been charged with aggravated battery and several other offenses after police say he chased a family member with a knife Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, and injured a person who disarmed him.

Batavia police are investigating a burglary reported at a home Wednesday and asking the public for help.

A pregnant woman remains in critical but stable condition after she was shot in the head during a Crete Township shooting that led to the death of her passenger.

Neighbors in the Eastwood Manor subdivision near McHenry have their first non iron-filled water in 70 years following system upgrades.

The public is invited to Belle Vue Park on Friday for a ribbon cutting for “The Bridge at Belle Vue Park,” followed by a community bike ride. “The Bridge at Belle Vue Park,” connects Belle Vue Lane to the south via a 10-foot shared-use path with Virgil Gilman Trail.

The Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry and Clothes Closet will open in a new permanent location on Oct. 1, and is seeking volunteers to help with the move.

A move to have a permit for Fortitude Community Outreach to operate an overnight homeless shelter voted upon Tuesday failed to reach the floor and the matter will head to the Kankakee City Council on Sept. 15 for its vote.

Geneva's Festival of the Vine from Sept. 5-7 includes wine, beer, hard cider and seltzers, food, craft fair and entertainment.

The 76th Grand Detour Arts Festival – one of the oldest of its kind in northern Illinois – returns Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, to the John Deere Historic Site with art, music and food.

More than a mile of Lindgren Road will have a paved shoulder before Thanksgiving, after a recent vote by the Sycamore City Council, and additional roadwork is expected in 2026, according to city documents.

The Will County Health Department has released a list of new locations for its free Narcan distribution program red boxes.

The Manteno Village Board voted to keep the 1% grocery tax in place.

It might seem crazy early to be talking about pivotal games. But the Week 2 slate provides a number of contest that could heavily shape what happens later in the season. Steve Soucie takes a look at some of Week 2's top games.

Will County sheriff's deputies responded to the shooting on Tuesday in the 2300 block of East Exchange Street in Crete Township.

Luis Gonzalez, 54, was sentenced to seven years in prison on each of the five counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child following a four-day jury trial in June.

When 134 people were killed as a result of a historic and deadly flood event in Central Texas in July, at least one DeKalb County man went into the receding flood plains to help. "It was a very humbling experience," Sycamore firefighter Erik Carlson said.

An ex-employee of a youth detention center in St. Charles has been charged with official misconduct after Kane County authorities said she engaged in a sexual relationship with an inmate.

Purrfect Cat Rescue, a Crystal Lake cage-free no-kill shelter, took on the immense task of giving 40 cats a second chance at life after they were rescued from a home where the owner had hoarded them.

Here are the latest Associated Press IHSA football polls released Wednesday for all eight classes.

A teenager was charged in connection to a violent attack on an elderly man during an attempted robbery in Aurora late last month, police announced Wednesday.

A Cary 3-year-old boy who was run over by a lawnmower has had a second surgery, and his family has thanked the community for its support as they look at continued medical care.

The TALK-LINE interview for Sept. 3 featured Dixon Park District Executive Director Duane Long discussing infrastructure activity taking place on road surfaces in Lowell Park and river shore-up plans for the Rock River shoreline in Lowell Park.

Larry Burton just completed a decades-long journey of running a marathon in each of the 50 U.S. states.

A Will County judge will decide whether a Joliet man committed first-degree murder or was acting in self-defense during a 2021 incident where a teen was shot and killed.

True Patriots Care, a group that supports first responders and veterans, will host a Sept. 11 anniversary ride to remember those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks.

At 8:50 p.m. Tuesday, the Crest Hill Police Department received a call of a pedestrian in the roadway of the 2400 block of Plainfield Road in Crest Hill, said Crest Hill police chief Ed Clark

Chicago’s public school system suggested that families create phone trees to quickly share information and organize walk-to-school groups to “provide safety in numbers.”

The Yorkville mayor said he'd like to form a community group to discuss providing access to social services for the community's homeless and possibly amending the recently adopted ordinance.

The Sandwich Fair opened its run Wednesday kicking off the festivities with the opening ceremonies. The fair runs through Sunday, Sept. 7, and the gates open at 8 a.m. daily.

The Tenth Annual Miles of Possibility Route 66 Conference will be held Oct. 9-11 ahead of the 100th anniversary year of the historic Route 66 in 2026. It will be open to the public.

Two 9 mm bullets were found on the floor of a classroom at Joliet Central High School but officers who responded did not find any weapons or other “concerning items,” school officials said.

Joliet is one of five cities that will host a festival to kick off the 100th Anniversary of historic Route 66.

Join hosts Mason Schweizer and Steve Soucie as they break down what happened in Week 1 in Kankakee County high school football and look ahead to Week 2

A Woodstock police officer is credited with rescuing a woman in a wheelchair from house fire Tuesday evening.

Lockport officials noted that use of the scooters by teenagers and children on streets has become more common in the city, despite it being illegal.

The Lockport Township Fire Protection District extinguished a house fire in the 500 block of Stephanie Drive Tuesday afternoon.

Despite not being on the agenda for the most recent DeKalb County Board meeting, multiple people used that meeting to speak against a proposed nearly 2,000-acre commercial solar energy facility in central DeKalb County.

A Rockford cleaning woman has been charged with stealing more than $10,000 worth of jewelry from a client’s home in Glen Ellyn, prosecutors said.

Small town communities and long-running annual celebrations seem to go hand in hand. The village of Herscher fully embodies that notion, having hosted its 104th annual Labor Day Celebration over the weekend - the longest running annual event in Kankakee County.

The Joliet City Council was to vote Tuesday on the sculpture for the new city square downtown. “We want to talk a little more about it internally,” Mayor Terry D’Arcy said.

The TALK-LINE interview for Sept. 2 featured Dixon Chamber of Commerce and Dixon Main Street Community Relations and Events Director Jennifer Lang discussing the recently held “Venetian Night” event.