After serving for nearly three decades as the unofficial “face” of farming in central Illinois, Peoria County Farm Bureau manager Patrick Kirchhofer is set to retire. Previously…
A West Chicago man is being held in DuPage County Jail on child pornography charges. Marco Cruz, 39, a resident of the 700 block of Lyman Street appeared at First Appearance Court on…
As a high school student, Cynthia Martinez couldn’t wait to get out of Aurora. “I was like ‘I’m going to get out of Aurora and never come back,’” Martinez said. “That’s…
A certified nursing assistant, who was previously charged with the financial exploitation of an elderly man, has been indicted on charges related to her alleged thefts from patients…
Lucy Smith ponders if it would have made a difference for her growing up if she could have heard gay vocalists. “If, in my youth, I could have sat and seen artists who were gay, I…
A civil lawsuit has been filed in connection with the police shooting death of a 24-year-old man in Elk Grove Village. Officers knew that Jack Murray, an Elk Grove Village resident,…
The city of Rockford has launched a program featuring up to $25,000 in forgivable loans for local businesses to expand operations and encourage job creation for low- to moderate-income…
A registered child sexual predator from Swansea has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a 15-year-old girl. Dan R. Waeckerle Jr., 45, was sentenced…
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Springfield, applauded the Illinois Legislature’s passage of a state budget that included the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. The legislation,…
After serving for nearly three decades as the unofficial “face” of farming in central Illinois, Peoria County Farm Bureau manager Patrick Kirchhofer is set to retire. Previously…
A West Chicago man is being held in DuPage County Jail on child pornography charges. Marco Cruz, 39, a resident of the 700 block of Lyman Street appeared at First Appearance Court on…
The historic Hatch Farm near Main Street and Wilmot Road is gone. The familiar site encompassing a distressed collection of wooden outbuildings, chicken coops, and barns have been removed…
The Illinois Department of Transportation has approved the design of the proposed multi-use Patriot Path in Lake County, Lake County reported that the design of the proposed multi-use…
Police: Woman attacked inside Portillo’sElmhurst police said charges are pending against an individual following a domestic ...
Former prosecutor charged with threatening ...A former DuPage County prosecutor has been charged with threatening two state ...
Gays in Gospel music get ...Lucy Smith ponders if it would have made a difference for her ...
Central Illinois’ face of farming ...After serving for nearly three decades as the unofficial “face” of farming ...
