West Chicago teen creates haunted house business
October 27, 2024For a kid who at 5 years old was afraid of Halloween, Miles McCabe has come a long way. The 18-year-old West Chicago resident is now the driving force behind 5 Points Haunted House,…
For a kid who at 5 years old was afraid of Halloween, Miles McCabe has come a long way. The 18-year-old West Chicago resident is now the driving force behind 5 Points Haunted House,…
Traci Palucci is struggling to put all her feelings into a victim impact statement. Palucci, the mother of Paige Donahue, who was killed in a 2023 hit-and-run accident in Wheaton, has…
The annual Randolph Street Holiday Market Festival will return with two shows, Nov. 16-17 and Dec. 14-15. Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. More than 125 vintage and antiques…
Like the Kenny Rogers song goes, “You got to know when to fold ‘em.” In a campaign season in which Republicans are playing nickel-dime poker to the Democrats dollar ante and unlimited…
First of three stories on a proposed Winnebago County solar farm A proposal to build a 75-acre solar farm in northwest Winnebago County hit a snag when the Winnebago County Zoning Board…
Joao Partel Araujo was not satisfied with the health-care answers he was getting when his grandfather was diagnosed with dementia in 2006. “I heard answers of ‘There’s nothing…
Jury members began deliberating the fate of a former Pontoon Beach man this morning. The jury in the murder case of Roger Sutton Jr. began deliberations at 10:30 a.m. today. Sutton,…
Alan Arenas is ready for his big day. The senior at Jones College Prep in Chicago will be meeting Friday with admission representatives from colleges and universities, hoping to land…
Illinois surpassed $2 billion in tax revenue last year from all types of gambling and the state lottery — a record bolstered by continued growth in video gambling, sports betting…
Lawmakers in Illinois are asking voters to weigh in on three hot-button issues on their ballots this year: election interference, income taxes and reproductive health care. Voters…
Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell came under fire for his hiring practices after he employed a deputy with two DUI convictions, and who is now accused of the murder of an unarmed…
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on the state’s marijuana industry. While Illinois’ marijuana market is booming and the state has made progress in diversifying…
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court has vacated a lower court ruling and reinstated a statute that authorizes the state to revoke a person’s Firearm Owners Identification card…
Capitol News Illinois has launched an interactive Election Guide to help Illinoisans navigate the voting process. Illinois gives voters 40 days prior to Election Day to cast their…
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Sept. 17 in actor Jussie Smollett’s appeal to overturn his conviction on disorderly conduct charges for falsifying a hate…