A huge source of pride for Joliet’s outgoing police chief are the relationships and bonds he’s developed during his time leading the police department. 

A Joliet teen has been detained under the SAFE-T Act after he was charged with the attempted first-degree murder of Chicago police officers trying to quell a “teen takeover” incident in the city.

A lawsuit claims the rezoning of agricultural land for a Joliet data center is unconstitutional and the city violated state laws during the approval process.

Some of the vendors at Lockport's event include Pops and Pearls, which sells dirty sodas, Home Run Harvest, JP’s Pancake-Waffle Mix, Plot Twist Books and Gigawatt Coffee Roasters.

Almost three years to the date after the Australian-based Mexican fast food chain Guzman y Gomez opened in Crystal Lake, the company has closed all of its U.S. stores.

From Capitol News Illinois: A Cook County judge has rejected a petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and charge federal immigration agents accused of abuses during “Operation Midway Blitz” this past fall

A jury trial expected to begin this week for a former DeKalb middle school student teacher accused of grooming and sexually abusing a student has been delayed again, court records show.

From Capitol News Illinois: A rare federal misdemeanor trial is set for next week in the case of the remaining “Broadview Six” protesters even after prosecutors dropped the overarching felony conspiracy charge against them earlier this month

With less than two weeks to go in the General Assembly’s spring session, Gov. JB Pritzker expressed confidence Monday that megaproject legislation that could bring the Chicago Bears to Arlington Heights would get done.

From Capitol News Illinois: Backers of a bill aimed at limiting law enforcement’s use of biometric surveillance say they’re not looking to move the measure this legislative session

Caryn Boyle, a social studies teacher at Troy Middle School in Plainfield, was allowed early access to the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago this week, courtesy of a former student who now works at the Obama Foundation

A single-family home in Chicago that sold for $4.45 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County during the past week.

From Capitol News Illinois: Immigrant rights groups have filed federal tort claims against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over the Sept. 30, 2025, immigration raid on an apartment complex in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood

The city of Joliet has agreed to a $2.15 million settlement in a federal lawsuit case over the 2020 death of a man who died after he was taken into police custody.

Tina Vasquez, a paraprofessional at Bonnie McBeth Learning Center in District 202 in Plainfield, has organized district-wide collection drives of candy, cookies and toiletries to support military members stationed overseas

From Capitol News Illinois: A Cook County judge on Monday pushed off her scheduled ruling on whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged abuses by federal immigration agents during last fall’s “Operation Midway Blitz.”

Experts say it’s too early to predict a mosquito surge this summer, and not just because of unpredictable weather, but also because different types of mosquitoes thrive in different temperatures

A single-family home in Winnetka that sold for $5.6 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County during the past week.

From packed tour buses to rising conversion numbers, clergy across Illinois say the first American-born pope is energizing Catholics one year after his election

Blue Cross patients in Illinois could soon find themselves out-of-network at Prime Healthcare facilities, such as Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Mercy Hospital in Aurora, and Saint Mary Medical Center in Kankakee.

From Capitol News Illinois: Attorneys for the remaining “Broadview Six” immigration protesters indicted in October say federal prosecutors are abusing their power in order to keep secret what they told the grand jury that resulted in charges

Some in industry believed employee-owned Daily Herald would look for smaller buyers of struggling media outlet

A Chicago man was sentenced in Kane County to four years in prison and ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution in a theft by deception case, authorities said, adding that among his falsehoods were claims he was going to play for the Bears.

A condominium in Chicago that sold for $5.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County in the past week.

Since the Iran war began on Feb. 28, gas prices have risen by well over $1 nationwide, and in March, they jumped up by nearly 21% compared to the previous month, the Associated Press reported. Just this past week, prices rose an average of 56 cents per gallon in Illinois.

36 districts are under review as the Justice Department examines opt-out policies and classroom content surrounding gender and sexuality, with the potential for probes to expand to bathroom and sports team access.

How much rain fell in northern Illinois in April? In some places, it was more than twice the average, swelling rivers in the region beyond their banks.

From Capitol News Illinois: The Illinois Accountability Commission is also sending letters to local law enforcement agencies for potential prosecution of federal immigration agents amid Operation Midway Blitz

The death of an infant from Plainfield Township has been deemed a homicide by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. 

From Capitol News Illinois: Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey proposed changes to electronic monitoring rules, but said his plan would not call for returning to the use of cash bail. JB Pritzker blamed the judge in the case for deciding to release the man accused

Three drivers were injured in a crash that resulted in one driver facing DUI charges Thursday afternoon along Route 14 in Crystal Lake, police said.

A Vernon Hills man convicted in a DUI crash that killed two people on New Year’s Day in 2005 has pleaded guilty to driving drunk last November when, authorities said, he caused a crash near McHenry.

Joliet city officials say the search for the next police chief "will not be limited geographically—internal, regional, and national candidates will all be welcome to apply."

Deputies were told that a person in Paw Paw had earlier been contacted and informed their Apple account had been “hacked" and was then transferred to a person posing as an FBI agent, who told the individual they needed to pay money to capture the "hacker."

From Capitol News Illinois: U.S. District Judge Rubén Castillo, who chairs the commission, confirmed for the first time that the commission is planning to refer prosecutions of agents who abused their power to Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke

Yorkville city staff provided a closer look at the project, including what construction has already been started and what work residents of Kendall County can soon expect.

From Capitol News Illinois: A Cook County judge will rule next month on a petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate — and possibly charge — alleged abuses by federal immigration agents during the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” deportation campaign

A condominium in Chicago that sold for $4.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County during the past week.

A police officer died and another was critically injured after a man in police custody and receiving treatment at a Chicago hospital opened fire on them Saturday, according to officials

More than five years after a Marengo gas station clerk was pistol-whipped and shot during a robbery by two masked men, the shooter was convicted.

Hundreds of thousands of tulips are in bloom at Tulip Festival at Richardson Adventure Farm in Spring Grove.

Kane County Audubon Society will host a number of events inviting the public to enjoy nature this spring. Here’s what’s happening in May:

A father of five -- now six -- working a second job as an overnight gas station clerk in Marengo was shot during a robbery where $42 were taken. Two of three men charged took plea deals; the other is on trial in McHenry County.

The Illinois State Board of Elections released final vote totals Friday in the March 17 primary. Here are the results for DuPage and suburban Cook county races.

A condominium in Chicago that sold for $5.4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County during the past week.

O’Hare International Airport surged back to earn the title of busiest airfield in the world for 2025, Chicago officials announced Tuesday.

From Capitol News Illinois: Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey has moved into an apartment in Chicago as he seeks to improve his outreach to voters in the state’s most populous region

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch until 1 a.m. Thursday for most of northern Illinois.

A house in Kenilworth that sold for $10.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County over the past week.

Metra will be undertaking a wide scope of projects this year, including improvements to 20 stations, replacement of 22 grade crossings, and three major tie replacement projects.