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A federal judge found the police misconduct claims in a lawsuit over the 2020 in-custody death of Eric Lurry were strong enough for trial and possibly receive a favorable verdict. 

From a kindergartner named Leo to pastors and faithful at churches, McHenry County-area Catholic react with excitement to the new pope - and his Chicago ties.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, is a member of the Augustinian religious order, a missionary and lived at the friary on the campus of Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox for one year in the 1980s

The new Elwood location allows Hardings Inc. to offer Hyundai equipment to Chicago area customers.

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born missionary took the name Leo XIV.

A third suspect from Chicago has been arrested on charges alleging they participated in the 2024 murder of a tattoo artist in Bolingbrook.

A Shorewood man’s attorneys in a case linked to a 2024 mass shooting in Joliet is seeking to use artificial intelligence to review and analyze his discovery as he prepares for trial. 

Most people without a passport or REAL ID should still be able to board flights, albeit with delays, TSA officials say.

A day after veteran U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky announced she won’t run again in 2026, state Sen. Laura Fine of Glenview on Tuesday threw her hat into the ring for the seat.

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, the longest-serving member of the suburban delegation to Congress, won’t run again in 2026.

A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 in Bolingbrook led to the rollover of a semitrailer carrying products from a brewing company, police said.

The Woodstock Secretary of State office on Eastwood Drive had a line wrapped around the building Saturday, as residents from around the region try to get their REAL IDs.

An employee of Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow’s Office is under investigation for “malfeasance,” according to a spokesman for the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

A Will County judge sentenced Joseph Czuba, 73, to a total of 53 years in prison. Czuba was sentenced to 30 years for Wadee’s murder, 20 years for Shaheen’s attempted murder and three years for hate crime.

A defense attorney claims a conflict of interest with the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office means a special prosecutor should be assigned to the case of a former sheriff’s deputy charged with sex crimes.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday it’s “actively investigation the disappearance” of 16-year-old Julissa G. Flores.

With veteran Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky expected to announce Monday if she’ll run for reelection in Illinois’ 9th District, another newcomer has launched a campaign for the seat.

Hollywood Casino Joliet will feature the all-age Boulevard Food & Drink Hall that will include Lucky Goat, a new Stephanie Izard burger restaurant.

A bus tour led by Illinois Democratic senators made a stop in Joliet to speak out against cuts to social programs proposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. 

A Joliet man charged with a violent crime had been released from jail in 2023 on the wrong bond amount by a former Will County sheriff’s deputy, who’s now facing sex crime charges, police records show. 

A federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in the case of state Sen. Emil Jones III, D-Chicago, after a jury deadlocked in their deliberations over whether Jones agreed to take bribes from red-light camera entrepreneur.

Chicago Fire Department Captain David Meyer, who was killed in the line of duty Wednesday, was remembered by neighbors at his Johnsburg vacation home.

A semitrailer driver was arrested in Joliet after he was accused of stealing the vehicle from a company that fired him, police said. The vehicle was found at Pilot Travel Center.

Veteran Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Evanston plans to announce she won’t seek reelection, likely early next month, according to media reports.

A former investigator for the Will County Public Defender’s Office was sentenced to serve 85% of an eight-year prison sentence for driving under the influence of drugs in a 2022 crash that killed a psychologist.

A Will County judge has denied the pretrial release of a Markham man charged with the 2023 murder of a Joliet teen who was shot 25 times near a playground and community center.

Federal agents asked state Sen. Emil Jones III to wear a wire against a politically connected hospital CEO and his fellow lawmakers in Springfield, the senator testified Thursday in his own defense at his federal corruption trial.

Chicago Women in Trades lawsuit leads to injunction on Trump's DEI orders

Prosecutors allege state Sen. Emil Jones III agreed to accept bribes from a red-light camera entrepreneur-turned-FBI cooperator in exchange for changing a piece of legislation he’d proposed in early 2019 that the cooperator worried could harm his industry.

The City of Joliet has been billed $157,280 to fight a conspiracy lawsuit from a mayor who was defeated in the 2023 election. The cost is expected to rise as he pursues his case in Will County court.

Portillo’s Italian beef, Polish sausage, cheese sauce and more are now available for breakfast for the first time in the company’s 62-year history.

Five Chicago-area Portillo's restaurants will roll out a limited-time breakfast menu beginning April 15.

For the first time in over a decade, Chicago’s public school teachers have a new contract without a strike or threat of a walkout

A correctional deputy charged with predatory sexual assault of a child and possession of child sex abuse materials has been fired, according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

Huntley says it's acquiring 12 acres for "future municipal purposes." Could it be for a train station, with the village ID'd as a stop on the new Chicago-to-Rockford line?

A smash-and-grab crew burglarized multiple businesses in Mokena, Frankfort and Tinley Park before fleeing to Chicago to evade the authorities.

A Will County Sheriff’s Office correctional deputy now faces a charge of possessing a video of child sex abuse material in addition to charges of predatory sexual assault of a child and criminal sexual assault.

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in a plea deal after he was charged with bringing in 17 kilograms of cocaine into a Super 8 Motel in McHenry.

A teen detainee of the River Valley Juvenile Detention Center in Joliet has been charged with the 2024 attempted murder of a detainee who suffered traumatic brain injury in an attack, prosecutors said.

A teen detainee of the River Valley Juvenile Detention Center in Joliet has been charged with the 2024 attempted murder of a detainee who suffered traumatic brain injury in an attack, prosecutors said.

The Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66 will combine 2024 and 2025 inductions in a ceremony at the Rialto in September.

No arrests have been made in the investigation of a masked man who stole about $300 in robbery at a Subway restaurant in Joliet’s far west side, police said. 

You’ll be rolling in the aisles, and that isn’t because of the theater hitting an iceberg.

The Anderson family has been making chocolates at Anderson's Candy Shop for more than 100 years but a late Easter means more chocolate for customers

John D. Carew, 26, was denied release March 26 following a detention hearing.

Jury selection for the trial of Chicago man charged with robbing a DeKalb bank in July 2024 is set to start Monday, after the man accused, who’s representing himself in court, rejected two plea offers from prosecutors.

A Will County obscenity case was dismissed against a Republican political consultant. A defense attorney said the case was "yet another example of a criminal prosecution intended to silence political speech."

Attorneys for a former Plainfield Township landlord convicted of the hate crime murder of a Muslim child want a judge to overturn the jury’s verdict by claiming he did not receive a fair trial and prosecutors made prejudicial statements against him. 

The federal government says the move will save money and that it will still support Head Start programs, but some who run those programs are skeptical that it won't hurt services to low-income children.

Chicago Bears brass Wednesday made another public shift in where their new stadium could go, confirming that the team’s land in Arlington Heights is back in the mix.