A Harwood Heights woman died Wednesday evening in an accident on the Tri-State Tollway. Sylvia Barranco, 55, a resident of the 4400 block of North Newcastle Avenue, died in a four-vehicle accident ...

The Chicago Scots, Illinois’ first and oldest non-profit organization, is planning the 180 th annual St. Andrew’s Day Gala, “The Feast of the Haggis,” at 5 p.m. Dec. 6. Never missing a year – even ...

PEORIA – An invoice for just under $48,000 was sent to Sangamon County Administrator Brian McFadden by Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins to cover overtime hours, meals, security infrastructure and ...

Two men have been charged in connection with a fight in the parking lot of a Rockford Amazon facility. At 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Rockford police responded to a shots-fired call at the Merch by Amazon ...

The Woodstock City Council will revisit a proposal to place security cameras around the historic downtown square. Council members are scheduled to discuss the issue Dec. 2. The lynchpin is awaiting ...

Cook County is putting more resources behind the Public Defender Immigration Unit, doubling its small staff at the start of 2026 and setting the goal of tripling it by 2027. Since 2021, the unit has ...

The Generations will perform Saturday at Durty Nellie’s in Palatine to benefit Easterseals Autism Services. Saturday’s show marks the band’s return to the venue where members celebrated the release of ...

PEORIA – Thursday’s expert witness testimony in the murder trial of Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson began with that of Illinois State Police Trooper Adam Markwell, an eight-year law ...

A dog was saved Saturday from a burning Rockford residence. A Rockford Fire Department spokesman said the blaze broke out shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday at 841 Haskell Ave. The fire caused an ...

Burr Ridge Village Center is inviting the community to celebrate two Halloweenn events. Events for the Halloween Midweek Movie start at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The schedule of events is: 6:30 p.m.: ...

As Indigenous Peoples’ Day approaches, Brookfield Zoo Chicago officials reaffirmed their acknowledgment that the zoo sits on unceeded, traditional and ancestral homeland of Indigenous people.

The Alton man pleaded guilty Thursday in Madison County Circuit Court before Associate Judge Ryan Jumper. He admitted to committing acts of sexual contact with an infant between March 2 and June 12, ...