Beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, the outer northbound and southbound Lanes of Kilburn Avenue in Rockford will be closed to traffic from Bruce Street to Fairview Avenue. Traffic will be directed into the ...

(Editor’s note: Some individuals in this story are identified only by first name and last initial at their request to allow them to speak openly about their addiction without fear of reprisal for ...

Two Plainfield residents have been charged with dismembering a body. Both suspects, James Adams, 26, and Robin Turner, 62, are charged with dismembering a human body, a Class X felony; and concealment ...

A project more than a decade in the making has come to fruition. Hollywood Casino Aurora is now open, putting smiles on the faces of leaders from PENN Entertainment, owners of the property, and the ...

The body recovered from the Fox River on Wednesday has been identified. According to the Kane County coroner, the woman is Amanda Flick, 41, of St. Charles. With the assistance of the Fox River and ...

Area communities have plenty of celebrations on tap to mark America’s 250th birthday. Whether it is fireworks, parades, music, carnivals or meat on a stick that is your way of celebrating our ...

MURPHYSBORO — Amanda Allen Hall meticulously plans every meal. She avoids restaurants. Spending time outdoors requires careful consideration — a painful reality for the former hiking enthusiast since ...

Two independent candidates in the 4 th Congressional District, Mayra Macias and Byron Sigcho-Lopez, raced against the clock last week as they tried to gather evidence against allegations that they ...

Sirens and announcements to take shelter blared from public address speakers in Libertyville, Gurnee, and North Chicago the evening of Wednesday, June 17. Tornado clouds and potential funnel systems, ...

SPRINGFIELD — With the growing season well underway in Illinois, farmers once again are struggling to turn an abundant harvest into survival. In 2025, family farm bankruptcies surged 46 percent ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago will conduct a Spanish-language Mass for the people of Venezuela following earthquakes that rocked the South American country. The Mass will be at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at St.

Driving on Interstate 294 going south, near the O’Hare Interchange, a large billboard touts a data center coming to Grayslake. While village officials are not responsible for how the Atlanta-based T5 ...