The city of Chicago has launched a program to provide assistance and relief to those having difficulty paying their water bills because of economic setbacks. Utility Billing Relief…
SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Arthur Turner, D-Chicago, announced his retirement from the Illinois House effective Friday, July 3. Turner, a deputy majority leader in the House, had served…
As the Fourth of July holiday weekend begins, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike, joined by the Illinois Restaurant Association,…
The scarcity of community fireworks shows is about to turn the Fourth of July into a do-it-yourself holiday. While fireworks displays by unlicensed or amateur users is illegal in Illinois,…
The Chicago Police Department will be conducting DUI saturation patrols Friday through Monday (July 3-6) in three Chicago neighborhoods. Saturation patrols will be held in the South…
A man was critically injured Wednesday morning (July 1) when stabbed on the CTA Red Line. Chicago police said a 33-year-old man on a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train on the…
FBI agents are seeking information regarding the robbery of a Chicago bank. The Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking information regarding two individuals…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law Tuesday, June 30 that paves the way for development of a major casino in Chicago, something officials expect to provide significant…
It was a long and winding road that led Patrick Gorman to the priesthood. During a 10-year discernment, which included teaching kindergartners in Japan and developing software…
State Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, readily admits there are things in the proposed state reparations bill that he is not sure he can support, but he is willing to talk about them. And…
GOP legislator apologizes after ...
SPRINGFIELD — Freshman state Rep. Amy Grant, R-Wheaton, apologized Monday, Sept. 21 ...
Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center ...
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site's Interpretive Center will be open each Thursday ...
Pritzker defends decision on ...
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, Sept. 16 that he stands ...
R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: ...
Effects of the Aug. 10 derecho wind storm can now be documented: ...
