Communities work to pick up water tab
August 8, 2023(Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts looking at the effort to bring Lake Michigan water to Montgomery, Oswego and Yorkville) Kendall County communities have the monumental…
(Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts looking at the effort to bring Lake Michigan water to Montgomery, Oswego and Yorkville) Kendall County communities have the monumental…
Drivers who need to renew their license at a secretary of state facility will likely have to make an appointment starting this fall. Starting Sept. 1, 44 driver services facilities…
Elgin’s 54-year-old Hemmens Cultural Center is getting a major upgrade. Ground was broken last week for a renovation and addition to the center, aiming to modernize a building constructed…
A software update to cell phones is being blamed for a dramatic uptick in accidental calls to 9-1-1. According to KaneComm, Kane County’s 9-1-1 Dispatch System, Telecommunications…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation unveiled a plan on Friday for spending nearly $41 billion in federal, state and local funds over the next six years to repair…
SPRINGFIELD — A landmark criminal justice reform that eliminates cash bail in Illinois is constitutional, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, paving the way for the change…
CHICAGO — For hoteliers, business is booming in Illinois. On Monday, July 10, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the state’s legislative leadership and representatives of the hospitality industry…
An Aurora area man is facing charges of being in the possession of a stolen vehicle. Carlos Diaz, who has addresses in Aurora and Montgomery, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s…
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…
At 38 years old, Christian Mitchell has been inside most corners of state government as a top adviser on political campaigns, state legislator, deputy governor and civic engagement…
Shoppers, have you noticed how much ground beef has increased in price in recent days? Read on for a breakdown of the drivers behind the price spike, along with a look at soil conditions…
Two suburban U.S. representatives say a new law containing severe cuts to food assistance and other social programs will prove to be “devastating” to more than a million of Illinois’…