A Harwood Heights woman died Wednesday evening in an accident on the Tri-State Tollway. Sylvia Barranco, 55, a resident of the 4400 block of North Newcastle Avenue, died in a four-vehicle accident ...

PEORIA – An invoice for just under $48,000 was sent to Sangamon County Administrator Brian McFadden by Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins to cover overtime hours, meals, security infrastructure and ...

Two men have been charged in connection with a fight in the parking lot of a Rockford Amazon facility. At 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Rockford police responded to a shots-fired call at the Merch by Amazon ...

In 2024, Liz Bishop, of Peru, easily defeated fellow Peru resident Crystal Loughran in the GOP primary, by a full 2:1 margin. Bishop later narrowly lost to Democratic state Rep. Murri Briel in the ...

Cook County is putting more resources behind the Public Defender Immigration Unit, doubling its small staff at the start of 2026 and setting the goal of tripling it by 2027. Since 2021, the unit has ...

The Generations will perform Saturday at Durty Nellie’s in Palatine to benefit Easterseals Autism Services. Saturday’s show marks the band’s return to the venue where members celebrated the release of ...

Getting the Morton Arboretum ready for the holidays is a yearlong effort. “Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum,” which has become a holiday tradition for many, lights up the Lisle nature ...

The Peoria County Board’s award of $1.6 million to groups that assist area developmentally disabled adults means EP!C’s adult employment programs will continue to function. EP!C’s chief operating ...

The newest episode of “The First Million is Always the Hardest” podcast turns the microphone around as guest host Aria Quinn interviews Bo Kemp, the show’s creator and host, for a conversation about ...

A dog was saved Saturday from a burning Rockford residence. A Rockford Fire Department spokesman said the blaze broke out shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday at 841 Haskell Ave. The fire caused an ...

Rockford, AED Essentials and iEmpathize are partnering to welcome a national touring course, which focuses on identifying and combating human trafficking and child exploitation. From Nov. 3-7, ...

A Chicago police officer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual abuse. David Deleon, 32, an inactive Chicago police officer, had been the subject of a Cook County Sheriff’s Police ...