Hit By Cars And Stranded By A Rising River, Bear Somehow Made It Home
His owner credited local businesses for rallying the community. But in the end, it was her father, a firefighter, who saved the day.
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Dog back home after being missing 3 days near flooded DuPage River in Plainfield The family says the golden...
The family says the golden retriever was hit by two cars as he scurried off and went missing for three days.
Cops flush homecoming prank plans after seizing 650 toilet paper rolls in ‘Operation Clean Sweep’
Plainfield police seized 650 rolls of toilet paper allegedly headed for neighborhood homes in a homecoming prank crackdown near Plainfield North High School in Illinois.
Watch: Indiana company produces high-tech helmets for NFL teams
Roughly 370 NFL players are wearing state-of-the-art helmets produced at a plant in downstate Plainfield. The list goes deep of high-profile players equipped with the league’s newest helmets to better
Gavin Geegan, Max Delgado power Yorkville past previously unbeaten Plainfield East
Gavin Geegan, Max Delgado power Yorkville past previously unbeaten Plainfield East
Plainfield Woman Caused Crash That Killed Girl, 8, Police Say
Virginia State Police say the New Jersey woman rear-ended another car that had slowed down on the interstate. A child was killed.
Plainfield police asks public to avoid roadway after ‘major incident'
Plainfield police are asking residents to avoid a portion of the community after a “major incident” Thursday night.
Plainfield police intercept 650 rolls of toilet paper for homecoming pranks Plainfield police said they hav...
Plainfield police said they have confiscated 650 rolls of toilet paper from students who planned to use it for homecoming pranks.
Drunken Driver Caught After Speeding, Using Wrong Lane: Plainfield Police
Police also found cannabis in an unapproved container inside the Michigan man's car, officials said.
Illinois ethics panel accepts resignation and moves to quickly name acting legislative watchdog
Illinois Legislative Inspector General Michael McCuskey's tenure became clouded following his investigation of disgraced former Democratic state Rep. Harry Benton of Plainfield over sexual harassment.
CT town issues resounding vote against trash plant. Concern is ‘impacts to air quality and water quality’
After deciding in a landslide vote to pay for attorneys, Plainfield residents are preparing to tell state regulators why they vehemently oppose allowing a massive trash-to-energy plant in their town.
DeKalb’s Alex Schwantes wins at Plainfield Central: Saturday’s Daily Chronicle sports roundup
DeKalb’s Alex Schwantes wins at Plainfield Central: Saturday’s Daily Chronicle sports roundup
Oswego Driver Sideswipes Car Driven By Plainfield Teen, Then Flees: Police
Police later located the driver at his place of employment in Oswego and issued him a citation, officials said.
Sealed for a century, Plainfield doctor’s office reveals 1800s medicine
PLAINFIELD — Less than 200 years ago, Western medical practices still followed a 1,500-year-old textbook. When diagnosed with an illness ranging from seizures to pneumonia, patients could be bled. Medicine...
CT town asks residents whether to spend tax money. It’s to fight a trash plant proposal.
In a key decision affecting their campaign against a proposed trash-to-energy plant, Plainfield residents next week will vote whether to put up $250,000 to wage a court fight against it.
Indiana marks America’s 250th year with commemorative highway signs
Gov. Mike Braun and Indiana transportation officials mark the rollout of Freedom 250 signs Friday near Plainfield. The signs will remain along I-70 and U.S. 30 through the end of 2027.
Plainfield man arraigned on multiple child sexual abuse charges
NORTHAMPTON — A Plainfield man was ordered held on $100,000 bail Friday by Judge Shelley-Ann Sankar after being arraigned on more than a dozen child sex crime charges in Northampton District Court. Shawn S...
Woman Fires Gun At Ex After He Throws Bricks Through Window: Plainfield Police
The woman fired the gun, fearing for her safety during a domestic disturbance, Plainfield police said.
Meghan Davis wins second straight Bridge of Flowers Classic (Video)
SHELBURNE FALLS — Mohawk Trail Regional graduate Meghan Davis won her second straight Bridge of Flowers Classic 8K on Saturday morning. The Plainfield native used her signature power-running form to finish...
Speaker Welch told lawmakers he backed Harry Benton’s reelection to prevent loss of union support
Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch told some lawmakers last month of his concerns in 2024 that Harry Benton, the former Plainfield lawmaker and a union ironworker, had been bashing Welch to labor, a powerful and...
Eastern CT town puts up website on how to oppose unwelcome trash plant. Petition also started.
With many Plainfield residents feeling besieged by recent development, the proposal to build an 81-acre regional trash incinerator has set off a full-scale opposition campaign.
Pair now charged with murder added after severed arm with Packers tattoo found in Illinois lake
Two people previously accused of concealing the death and dismembering the body of Plainfield man are now facing murder charges after an investigation by Illinois State Police.
First degree murder charges filed in Lake Mattoon death
PLAINFIELD – Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation announce that additional charges of first-degree murder have been filed against the two suspects previously charged in connection to th...
Springfield commission votes to release report on disgraced ex-state Rep. Harry Benton this month
The scandal has raised questions about Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch's handling of past complaints against the Plainfield Democrat.