This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Cleodious “J.R.” Schoffner Jr. sits in a visitor’s room at Lawrence Correctional Center, a small, cinder block box with a guard…
CHICAGO — State lawmakers are considering legalizing a controversial medical practice that proponents say could ease suffering for the terminally ill. It’s sometimes called “assisted…
When Seth Arndt, a member of Aurora-based Boy Scouts of America Blackhawk Troop 11, initiated his donation campaign in a quest to achieve Eagle Scout status, he set his sights on collecting…
A Chicago man has been charged in the fatal New Year’s Day stabbing of a man on the city’s West Side. Freddy Diaz, 44, a resident of the 2200 block of South Keeler Avenue,…
PEORIA — Poll data shows that 90 million eligible voters declined to participate in the 2024 presidential election that pitted Vice President Kamala Harris, a liberal, West Coast…
For the second time in four years, incumbent Mayor Richard Irvin and John Laesch will face off in an election for Aurora’s top job. However, this time, Laesch, an at-large Aurora…
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…
Congressional Democrats, including 11 from Illinois, are urging President Donald Trump to retract his statements that the civilian Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip should be…
Two killed in area crashesTwo people were killed Saturday in area accidents. A 40-year-old man was ...
Franklin Park man charged in ...A Franklin Park man has been charged in connection with a murder ...
Man killed in West Side ...A 53-year-old man was killed during a verbal altercation Friday evening on ...
Winnebago sheriff responds to criticismThe 2026 General Election is still more than 18 months off, but ...
