SPRINGFIELD — Under a bill awaiting the governor’s signature, certain insurance plans would have to cover hippotherapy and other forms of therapeutic horseback riding in Illinois. …
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget into law, taking shots at President Donald Trump’s budget management to defend hard choices state lawmakers were…
After months of uncertainty and urgent repairs, the Metamora Community Pool has reopened. The facility at 116 N. Douglas St. began welcoming swimmers June 13, following a delay caused…
With schools closed for the summer, the Geneva-based Northern Illinois Food Bank is once again stepping up to cover a meal gap for kids and teens across the area. With no free or reduced-priced…
Ever since the Riot Fest punk rock festival moved from Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood to North Lawndale’s Douglass Park 10 years ago, one of the major complaints from…
The founder of Misericordia, a Chicago-based nonprofit serving children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities, is being remembered for “shaking society from prejudices”…
Jeff Stevens was sworn in as the Washington chief of police June 10 after the City Council amended its residency requirement for chief. A 1991 city ordinance had required the Washington…
A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving two occurrences of residential burglary. Patrick Anderson, 44, was arrested following a standoff involving…
With scant notice, Rockford hospital ...Residents on Rockford’s west side are feeling abandoned and betrayed after Javon ...
Three men shot – one ...Three men were shot – one fatally -- Saturday afternoon on Chicago's ...
State ends fiscal year with ...Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half ...
USA’s 249th birthday celebration marked ...Independence Day fireworks shows are as old as the nation itself. According ...
