Emerald Coast tried a second time to open in old Bakers Square building.

A former Southwest Airlines customer-service agent is being charged with fraud. Federal prosecutors say he issued nearly $1.9 million in travel vouchers and sold them.

Barry Lee Whelpley, 78, is charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault and first-degree murder in the death of Julie Ann Hanson. The Minnesota man was arrested two years ago after DNA evidence linked him to the case.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 superintendent will “review and analyze” any shortcomings in the district’s response to the May 30 incident where police issued a shelter in place during a manhunt for four car thieves.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank is honoring, if not actually celebrating, its 40th anniversary of serving neighbors in need.

Will County's top prosecutor said the man was a "soulless predator who was willing to take the lives of five human beings in a heinous attempt to avoid accountability for his own abhorrent crimes."