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The League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area to hold fall kick off meeting.
The two men who suffered gunshot wounds at Pilcher Park in Joliet had a confrontation with each other, police said.
Cook County treasurer will send $22 million in automatic property tax refunds to more than 10,000 property owners
The complaints allege officials at a Chicago juvenile detention center “implemented systematic and unconstitutional strip searches of juvenile inmates” at the juvenile jail and those searches “provided the opportunity” for sexual abuse of minors.
A former Woodstock man is accused of exploiting and sexually abusing a child he knew over a five-year period; the defendant was in McHenry County jail Friday while he awaits trial.
Chicago-area U.S. Reps. Sean Casten and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia on Friday added their voices to the growing chorus of Democrats calling for President Joe Biden to end his reelection campaign
Bookfield Zoo Chicago has a $500 million plan to redesign nearly half the campus and expand its role in conservation science and research.
A federal appeals court reversed the dismissal of a privacy intrusion claim lodged by a Joliet police officer. A federal judge criticized the search warrant for the officer's phone that was signed by a Will County judge.
Jack in the Box replaces Arby’s in Countryside
The safety checks are funded through IDOT and are meant to reduce the number of dangerous and impaired drivers off the road
Attorney General Kwame Raoul has charged a Cook County man for his alleged participation in a burglary ring that targeted liquor stores in DuPage and Cook counties.
A Chicago man currently in prison for burglary in Cook County pleaded guilty to stealing computers from a Cary shop in 2020 and was sentence to another 8 1/2 years in prison.
Illinois State Police will be conducting extra traffic patrols in July between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. watching for impaired driving and seatbelt usage.
A New Lenox man allegedly caught with child sex abuse images had also been secretly video recording a family member inside of a bathroom and bedroom, police said.
A Joliet man recently charged with murder had been on electronic monitoring well before no-cash bail went into effect. He was released from jail on cash bail last year after he was charged with violent crimes, including attempted murder.
Is the region ready for one supersized transit agency? You can learn more – and offer opinions – at a series of public hearings starting next week about combining Metra, Pace and the CTA.
The Illinois Department of Public Health deemed 148 ZIP codes high-risk for lead contamination, expanding mandatory lead testing to 60 Illinois counties.
There's no shortage of parades and festivities to attend to celebrate Independence Day in DuPage and western Cook counties.
An Indiana woman, currently in prison for similar offenses in Cook County and pending charges in Will County pleaded guilty Tuesday to theft in stealing $4,000 from an elderly woman’s Crystal Lake bank account.
A Palatine man still facing Will County charges in connection with a teen’s death in 2019 was jailed once again following his arrest in Cook County.
Ed Burke, the longest-serving City Council member in Chicago history, was sentenced to two years in prison Monday for squeezing developers who needed his help for permits.
The Lemont Public Library District has released its new app
Sterling police have announced the arrest of a Rock Falls man wanted in connection with a May shooting on East Lincolnway.
Illinois State Police say an automated license plate reader program has helped the agency identify witnesses or suspects in 82% of highway shooting cases this year, including all eight that resulted in a death.
The McHenry motorcyclist who died Tuesday in a crash in Arlington Heights had swerved in an effort to avoid the fatal collision, police said Wednesday.
A 19-year-old motorcyclist from McHenry was killed Tuesday in a collision with a car in Arlington Heights, authorities said
The West Nile virus has been found across 13 Illinois counties and health officials urge the public to stay alert.
With the national political conventions in Chicago and Milwaukee just weeks away, some suburban law enforcement agencies are preparing for an influx of visitors as well as protests.
A special prosecutor and a former lawyer for convicted killer Drew Peterson sparred once again over a gag order that prevents the latter from talking about his past client.
The Illinois legislature’s decision to eliminate the state’s 1% grocery tax, but allow cities and villages to replace it with a 1% tax of their own, is receiving mixed reviews from suburban leaders.
A Sangamon County judge on Wednesday blocked the Illinois State Board of Elections from enforcing a new law that would have prevented certain General Assembly candidates who didn’t run in the March primary from getting on the November ballot.
A 51-year-old Harvard woman is dead following a Tuesday morning-two-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 near Schaumburg.
Jazz performance set for June 15 at Elmhurst University
Thousands of qualifying suburban parents could receive an income tax break next year due to the state’s first child tax credit included in the upcoming state budget.
The grand marshal has been named for the Hinsdale Rotary Run
The reactions from suburban politicians and candidates to former President Donald Trump’s felony convictions largely were predictable, with many Republicans criticizing prosecutors and the trial itself and many Democrats expressing support for the legal process.
An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for a convicted felon accused of delivering a fatal dose of cocaine laced with fentanyl that killed two people in Marengo.
The mobile food pantry event will be held from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in the parking lot of Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital's Joliet Community Based Outpatient Clinic, 1201 Eagle St., Joliet.
The investigation into a Will County sheriff's lieutenant's shooting of a hostage taker at a Romeoville bank still remains open after more than two years. Illinois State Police won't publicly disclose records in the case.
The $21.4 million project consisted of replacing the northbound bridge decks and new LED lighting as well as pier, abutment and structural steel repairs.
Support systems for those returning to society from prison are limited, with scant programming for housing, education and job placement.
After two rabid bats were discovered recently in Will and Cook counties, health officials are warning to residents to avoid exposure to the deadly virus.
Suburban mayors are calling on the Illinois General Assembly to restore the local share of state income tax to levels first agreed upon 55 years ago
After rabid bats were found in Will and Cook counties, public health officials stress that if a bat is found inside a home, it is important to try and cover it with a container and contact animal control so it can be tested for rabies.
The Lemont High School May students of the month were recently named
A Joliet attorney is challenging the constitutionality of Illinois civil forfeiture. His court filing in a forfeiture case claims Will County prosecutors are "prosecuting for profit" instead of justice.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is seeking $10 million from state lawmakers to tackle what he calls in naming the report “A Firearm Regulation Crisis.”
A Cook County correctional sergeant is seeking to end her marriage with a man charged with attempting to murder his neighbor in Homer Township. She's under an internal investigation but the sheriff's office declined to explain why.
Lemont High School journalism students bring home awards from state competition
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the remains as those of Edward Gardner, according to the Oswego Police Department.