Cosley Zoo parking expansion hops first hurdle
June 1, 2024A proposal to increase parking at Cosley Zoo in Wheaton will be advancing to the City Council after the city’s Planning and Zoning Board gave the plan a thumb’s up. Members of…
A proposal to increase parking at Cosley Zoo in Wheaton will be advancing to the City Council after the city’s Planning and Zoning Board gave the plan a thumb’s up. Members of…
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…
A measure that would prohibit contests that award cash or prizes for killing certain wildlife is unlikely to clear the Senate after narrowly passing the House, according to its Senate…
SPRINGFIELD — As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton conducted a panel in Springfield at which he pledged to expand the state’s…
SPRINGFIELD — A technology that some say is a key tool to address climate change and others say is a cash grab for heavy industry could face new regulations — if lawmakers can find…
SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers passed more than 200 bills ahead of their scheduled adjournment. Many of the measures will soon head to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, including a bill that changes how…
SPRINGFIELD – The state is launching a new program to provide food assistance during the summer for families with children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals at school. Gov….
About 73 percent of Illinois’ Medicaid recipients remain on the rolls after the first redetermination cycle following the COVID-19 pandemic, while approximately 660,000 recipients…
A neighborhood movie theater, Sears’ onetime world headquarters, a canning factory and even a damaged county courthouse are among properties singled out as among Illinois’ Most…