Promenade takes steps toward revamp
September 19, 2024From new sidewalks and interior streets to new retailers, The Promenade Bolingbrook is reinventing itself. Dubbed Promenade 2.0, the shopping center has launched an effort to improve…
From new sidewalks and interior streets to new retailers, The Promenade Bolingbrook is reinventing itself. Dubbed Promenade 2.0, the shopping center has launched an effort to improve…
Scott Aukerman is one of the early pioneers of the podcast format. He co-founded the Earwolf podcast network in 2010 and shortly thereafter began as host of the podcast “Comedy Bang!…
The legendary Tom Jones performed on a cool Saturday night, Sept. 7, at Ravinia in Highland Park, but the place heated up quickly when Jones came on stage. The sold-out crowd greeted…
Accolades, awards and attention poured in through the week in the wake of Northern Illinois University’s 16-14 upset win over No. 5 Notre Dame on Sept. 7 in South Bend. There…
A housing development for veterans has opened in downtown Chicago Heights. Otto Veterans Square is an 82-unit, four-story development on the former site of St. James Hospital. The $30.8…
As the delirium of NIU’s historic upset of Notre Dame fades, one of the questions hanging in the air is whether the Huskies’ victory will translate into more fans in the seats for…
The Chicago region and other parts of Illinois got more than $32 million in federal funding to make the roads safe for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. Chicago received most of…
The Oswegoland Senior and Community Center settled into a new home two years ago but the site remains a work in progress. The former Oswego police headquarters at 3525 U.S. Highway…
SPRINGFIELD — A year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate the use of cash bail, the impact on the state’s criminal justice system appears to be far less…
Follow these tips to help keep you and farmers safe throughout the harvest season and again in spring when planting starts. Most importantly, slow down and be patient. Slow down…
Two thieves created a scam they managed to keep going for more than a decade before finally being caught. Keeping it going that long doesn’t make them smart; it makes them long-term…
Medical marijuana patients can purchase cannabis grown by small businesses as part of their allotment, Illinois’ top cannabis regulator said, but smaller, newly licensed cannabis…
An Illinois law intended to help people with mental illness avoid confrontations with police had been on the books for three years when Sonya Massey was shot in Sangamon County. The…
SPRINGFIELD – Overall participation in labor unions has declined in recent years in Illinois, although the state has seen an increase in successful unionization efforts for the second…
A federal judge in Rockford has declared a state law banning concealed firearms on public transit systems unconstitutional – at least as it applies to four individuals who challenged…