New year, new laws
January 1, 2025Time to study up, Illinois. New state laws are now in effect. They include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs,…
Time to study up, Illinois. New state laws are now in effect. They include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs,…
Two individuals have been charged in connection with stabbings at an Oak Forest restaurant. Jaray Brown Jr., a resident of the 13900 block of Central Park Avenue in Robbins, and Camren…
A Park Forest man died from injuries sustained Thursday in a head-on collision in the south suburban village. Officers and fire personnel from the Park Forest Police and Fire departments…
Two women were killed inside a Park Forest home Thursday. At 6:08 p.m. Thursday, officers from the Park Forest Police Department responded to the 300 block of Miami Street to investigate…
Video: https://youtu.be/2hPwuNqB4LU?feature=shared Nearly 200 people attended the annual Chabad of Glencoe Chanukah Celebration on Thursday. Chanukah or Hanukkah, depending on your…
Video: https://youtu.be/1WT8OarMYcQ?feature=shared The 33rd year of what has become a holiday tradition for many rolled through the Chicago area when Santa Claus arrived on…
With the holidays upon us, drive-thru light displays are ongoing in Illinois. Stretching from the Chicago region to the greater St. Louis area and covering several towns and cities…
Two Archdiocese of Chicago parishes conducted family-friendly nativity re-enactments bringing to life the biblical story of Jesus’ birth to their local communities. Both events…
What if you are not happy when told “Happy holidays?” Or glad when someone offers you “Glad tidings?” “Often when facing times of sorrow, these sayings mean little to us,”…
When Cook County Sheriff’s Police Officer Marvin Edwards checked out at the Walmart Supercenter in Bedford Park with one of his shopping buddies, he didn’t follow protocol….
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order July 14 requiring Illinois agencies to draft recommendations to respond to tariffs being implemented by President Donald…
SPRINGFIELD — Raja Krishnamoorthi has worn many hats: lawyer, small-business owner, and for the last 10 years, U.S. representative. The 51-year-old Schaumburg Democrat, who represents…
Big news in agriculture to talk about lately, including the ramifications of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” on the upcoming farm bill, beef prices continuing to surge and the anticipated…
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat watch for portions of northern and central Illinois from Wednesday morning through Thursday evening. Forecasters say that dangerously…
A suburban congressman says states and counties will be facing difficult decisions because of pending federal budget cuts. “Our states and our counties are going to be facing a terrible…
Hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans could lose benefits from a federal food assistance program while the state will be required to cover more costs under changes passed in the latest…
The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising, but the state’s spending on homeless prevention and other housing programs is headed in the other direction. Facing a tight…