Why PrairieFest isn’t canceled, just postponed
May 21, 2020While many surrounding communities have canceled their summer festivals and fireworks because of COVID-19 concerns, the Oswegoland Park District has opted to let PrairieFest…
While many surrounding communities have canceled their summer festivals and fireworks because of COVID-19 concerns, the Oswegoland Park District has opted to let PrairieFest…
A Chicago man is facing a drunken driving charge after allegedly hitting an IDOT maintenance truck called to the scene of another accident. Jamar Williams, 39, faces driving under the…
The Memorial Day weekend is traditionally considered to be the “unofficial” start to the boating season on the Chain O’Lakes and Fox River systems, a recreational destination…
A food-delivery driver faces charges that he used his car to strike a woman and then fled the scene. Aamir Mohammed, 30, a resident of Chicago’s 2300 block of West Rosemont…
Some of Illinois’ 350 farmers markets will shutter during 2020, or postpone their openings indefinitely, due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, most will carry on with new…
AURORA Woman charged with spitting in nurse’s face An Oswego woman was arrested and charged after she spat in a nurse’s face at an Aurora hospital while claiming to be infected…
‘Ride and Abide’ code gets first round okay A long anticipated “Metro Ride and Abide Policy” was approved May 14, by the Security Sub-Committee of Bi-State Development Agency’s…
I may be getting used to people dying. I never thought I’d say those words. But they’re true, at least for now. It started in mid-March when my old friend Thomas “Hawk” Greer…
A southwest suburban company that was just days away from shutting down operations has been able to change its focus and keep its staff intact. NorthCape, which manufactures patio furniture…
Groupon had become an online go-to spot for deals from local merchants, event venues and travel destinations. However, when those merchants are not open, events are not happening and…
SPRINGFIELD — Sen. Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat, plans to resign at the end of the month, after a 12-year tenure in the Illinois Senate. “It’s been the privilege of a lifetime…
SPRINGFIELD – The state continued to see progress with its rolling seven-day average COVID-19 case positivity rate, which decreased for the 12th straight day Wednesday, Jan. 20….
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing “Lame Duck Look Back” series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on the major bills that passed both chambers of the…
SPRINGFIELD – The state’s COVID-19 seven-day average case positivity rate dropped to 5.7 percent Tuesday, Jan. 19, the lowest it has been since Oct. 23. The positivity rate peaked…
SPRINGFIELD — The 101st Illinois General Assembly took historic action by passing legislation to end cash bail prior to electing a Black House Speaker for the first time in the 102nd General…
SPRINGFIELD – Nine of 11 regions in the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan have seen mitigations lifted in the past week, with two moving all the way back to Phase 4 restrictions….
SPRINGFIELD – While there have been no confirmed threats made against the Illinois Capitol, heightened security measures remain in place “out of an abundance of caution” after…