An Illinois 4-H volunteer is in the running for the national 4-H Salute to Excellence volunteer of the year. Christina (Tina) Heidrich advances to national consideration after winning…
SPRINGFIELD – The longest-serving state legislative speaker in U.S. history will have a challenger from his own party in January. The Thursday, Oct. 1 announcement that Rep. Stephanie…
Starting this weekend, the Aurora Farmers Market is teaming up with the Phillips Park Zoo to host some of the zoo’s favorite furry and feathery friends each Saturday. Beginning,…
The scarcity of community fireworks shows is about to turn the Fourth of July into a do-it-yourself holiday. While fireworks displays by unlicensed or amateur users is illegal in Illinois,…
Organizers of PrairieFest in Oswego have reversed their earlier position to hold the annual festival this year, instead opting to cancel it because of the ongoing pandemic. “As this…
The city of Aurora joined with neighboring communities— Elgin, Batavia and Montgomery — on July 31 in launching Koloni Fox Valley, a regional bike share system. There will be three…
A Kane County Sheriff’s Office undercover investigation has led to the shutdown of illegal fireworks sales sites in Aurora and Elgin, multiple charges against two men and the confiscation…
A Joliet man was killed Sunday (June 28) when the motorcycle he was riding hit the back of a car on Interstate 55. Illinois State Police said that Joseph McGrath, 21, was killed in…
Man killed on South SideA 35-year-old man was killed Thursday morning on Chicago's South Side. Police ...
One killed, another injured in ...One man was killed and another man was injured Monday night in ...
Pedestrian killed on South SideA woman was killed Thursday evening when hit by a vehicle on ...
Statewide childhood lead testing plannedNearly 13 percent of the 1,350 Illinois ZIP codes at high risk ...
