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A teenager is in custody after relatives called police and stopped an alleged school shooting plot in Plainfield, Illinois.
A relative stopped a Plainfield District 202 high school student from carrying out a mass shooting at Grand Prairie Elementary School in Joliet.
A southwest suburban school district is facing serious budget pressure after a state funding change cost it roughly $7 million a year.
The department is asking residents in the impacted neighborhoods to review any home security or doorbell camera footage.
Around 9 p.m., Plainfield Fire Territory crews responded to a report for a water rescue incident at Franklin Park, West Main Street and North Center Street.
Police said the incident began as a minor car crash in the parking lot of a GetGo gas station.
Chicago reversed recent trends by gaining slightly in population, while midsize cities like Plainfield and North Chicago continued fast growth.
This marks the second time Amanda Bice has been kept in the Will County Jail so far in 2026. Crest Hill police arrested her in January.
"It's the economy. It's the last straw," the baker shared in a 14-minute video announcing the end of his longtime, well-loved bakeshop.
The $18,000 in annual funding would be the village’s membership contribution to the regional tourism agency.
A judge found a Plainfield Township man guilty of the first-degree murder of a girlfriend who was brutally beaten to death in 2018 in Romeoville.
Plainfield village trustees unanimously voted to freeze the village’s 5% hotel/motel tax through April 30, 2027. Under the current ordinance, short-term re...
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All-aboard: A million-pound train known as Big Boy No. 4014, one of the largest steam locomotives ever built, will soon roll into Illinois.
With five days left in Illinois' legislative session, one of the biggest questions remains how lawmakers will tackle the housing shortage.
Lawmakers will need to move quickly while the Bears and the NFL wait on the sidelines.
Where are the Bears moving to? Potential Chicago Bears new stadium sites include locations in Arlington Heights, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana.
With less than two weeks to go in the Illinois legislative session, the question of where the Chicago Bears’ new stadium will be built remains unanswered.
A shooting in Joliet, Illinois critically injured a 13-year-old boy at a home in the 400-block of Market Street Monday, police said.
DraftKings, one of the leading sportsbooks in the state, will continue to operate online across Illinois, but the last day to place your bets in-person at th...
The Avett Brothers will be performing at the Illinois State Fair.
Bryan Lopez has been released from the Will County Jail after three days in custody. His friend, Joshua Price, will remain in custody.
Temperatures will soar into the upper 70s as strong winds out of the southwest take over. Blowing dust could be a problem through the evening.
After a near-freezing start in parts of northern Illinois, Chicagoland will warm into the 70s and 80s this week with periodic chances for showers and thunder...
Antonio Cid comes from South State Street Lockport. He spent three days in the Will County Jail but regained his freedom over the weekend.
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While many Powerball players have set numbers they like to play, an Illinois resident’s willingness to shake things up paid off big time.
A driver hit and killed a woman at Oak Knoll Court and Williamsburg Drive in Streamwood, Illinois on Tuesday, police said.
A Willard, Missouri, man already charged in Edwardsville burglaries and attempted arson now faces a felony for threatening an officer.
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BRYAN — An Illinois man has been indicted on charges of grand theft in Williams County Common Pleas Court after allegedly depriving the Ohio Turnpike of mo...
A Waukegan alderperson is facing criminal charges after authorities say she cast a mail-in ballot in her deceased mother's name during the 2026 Illinois prim...
While lawmakers in Springfield are highly focused on a new Chicago Bears stadium and a state budget, there are still plenty of other bills yet to be finalized.
A new report raises questions on a state megaprojects plan as lawmakers try to reach a deal to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois.
A man from suburban Chicago is facing a litany of charges in the Florida Keys after authorities said he drunkenly stole a police cruiser while visiting Key W...
Raging Waves in suburban Yorkville, Illinois' largest water park, kicked off the season on Sunday.
A Chicago man has been charged after sexually abusing and restraining a 35-year-old woman on a bus near the University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital, accor...
One person was killed in a crash on I-94 involving a semi truck in suburban Gurnee, Illinois, early Saturday morning.
A Gurnee crash on I-94 left one person dead and another injured south of Illinois Route 120. The semi crash left some lanes of I-94 shut down.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias spoke out on Brandon "Mr. Finance" Ellington, accused of swindling people out of thousands of dollars.
The Bears said again they plan to leave Chicago as they continue to look at building a stadium in Arlington Heights, Illinois or Hammond, Indiana.
From Lake Michigan to the Chicago River to streams and creeks across the state, there are tiny bits of plastic in Illinois waterways, according to a new repo...
Illinois State Police say a Chicago man is facing felony DUI charges after a deadly chain-reaction crash Sunday on I-290 that killed a suburban man.
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Region: Northern Illinois
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A bill that passed in Illinois seeks to provide new avenues to meet length training requirements for barbers and cosmetologists.
A Waukegan alderperson is facing criminal charges after authorities say she cast a mail-in ballot in her deceased mother's name during the 2026 Illinois prim...
For more than three decades, the murder of Randy Gail Sperino haunted investigators in southern Illinois — a cold case centered on a young woman beaten to...
The state of Illinois’ gas tax is about due for its yearly increase, but could the hike be paused in light of soaring fuel prices?
All-aboard: A million-pound train known as Big Boy No. 4014, one of the largest steam locomotives ever built, will soon roll into Illinois.
With five days left in Illinois' legislative session, one of the biggest questions remains how lawmakers will tackle the housing shortage.
A new report raises questions on a state megaprojects plan as lawmakers try to reach a deal to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois.
Hawthorne Race Course is alleging in a court filing they are losing state funding because the state agriculture director, influenced by his lobbyist brother,...
A man from suburban Chicago is facing a litany of charges in the Florida Keys after authorities said he drunkenly stole a police cruiser while visiting Key W...
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