Machesney Park man in custody for hit-and-run
February 24, 2025A Machesney Park man is being held in Winnebago County Jail in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident. Phillip Wall, 45, turned himself in earlier today, Rockford police said. …
A Machesney Park man is being held in Winnebago County Jail in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident. Phillip Wall, 45, turned himself in earlier today, Rockford police said. …
Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, shared the following remarks during tonight’s Interreligious Prayer Service at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago commemorating the…
The criminal trial of Robert Crimo III began today as prosecutors and defense attorneys began examining a pool of prospective jurors to fill 12 seats, along with six alternate candidates…
As Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency crew worked last week to download and rummage through massive tranches of data in agencies across the U.S. government, federal…
One woman was killed and another injured Saturday night in a Near North Side shooting. Chicago police responded to a residential building on the 300 block of West Grand Avenue in the…
A Belleville man has been charged in connection with a shooting during a DCFS well-being check of a child. Charles Powers, 28, faces six charges, including attempted murder. On Thursday,…
The city is proposing to keep most of Chicago West Side’s Armitage industrial corridor zoned for industrial businesses, while relaxing zoning on five major sites. In July 2024, Chicago…
Voters in the City of Aurora are currently casting early votes in a mayoral primary that on Feb. 25 will winnow a five-candidate field down to two. Under Aurora election law, if more…
St. Josephine Bakhita Parish in Chicago will celebrate Black History Month with a Jazz Mass and brunch on Sunday. The Mass will blend faith and music, followed by a brunch featuring…
The criminal trial of Robert Crimo III is scheduled to begin Monday, with prosecution and defense attorneys interviewing potential jurors. It is the second scheduled trial date, with…
SPRINGFIELD — Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes…
Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois. To the director of one of the museums, the work to rebury those remains…
This week in ag, the fallout continues from RFK’s “Make America Healthy Again” report that recommends sweeping changes to how farmers produce food. We’ve also got info on big…
The Illinois State Fair will offer a little something for everyone this year. Fans of the fair and its food gathered at the state fairgrounds in April to celebrate the countdown of…
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office is projecting state revenues to come in about a half-billion dollars below the baseline projections assumed during his February budget…
Electric customers around Illinois will see significantly higher prices on their bills next month. The average residential customer of northern Illinois’ Commonwealth Edison will…
Mid-May rains across north-central Illinois did little to alleviate dry conditions in many locations, though some benefitted from up to 5 inches of precipitation. This week we will…