A Cook County judge on Friday announced an indictment against an Ogle County man who authorities say fatally shot his daughter-in-law last month outside a Schaumburg hotel.

A woman is recovering at a local hospital after she was stabbed in the neck by another woman late Thursday night in Kankakee.

Kankakee police are investigating the report of shots fired at two locations Thursday night.

Thomas Dugger admitted in a plea agreement that he sold 55.7 grams of methamphetamine in July 2021.

The Education Foundation of Downers Grove District 58 will host its 12th annual Oktoberfest from 4:30 to 11 p.m. Sept. 12 and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 13.

A state law designed to prevent lawsuits that curtail public participation in government now explicitly protects the news media.

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Country Music star Trace Adkins performed at the 170th annual Bureau County Fair on Thursday. It was Adkins second time performing at the Bureau County Fair after first appearing in 2005. Thousands of people gathered to watch his concert. The fair runs through Sunday with family fun all weekend long.

A proposed eight-unit duplex development in downtown St. Charles moved closer to approval with a positive recommendation from the city's Plan Commission this week. Units could go for $1.9 million a piece, according to the current proposal.

The city of Wheaton and the Wheaton Park District invite the community to attend Wheaton’s annual September 11 Remembrance Ceremony in the Memorial Park band shell, 225 Karlskoga Ave.