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The Plainfield Fire Protection District received a call Sunday morning that a semi-trailer truck traveling northbound at Interstate 55 just north of Route 30 had left the highway and landed onto train tracks below.

A DeKalb man and mother were charged after police found more than a dozen cellphone videos of the man strangling and intentionally hurting a 1-year-old baby, according to court records. Police said the baby's mother knew about the videos but did not report them to authorities.

Joseph Linscott must serve at least 85% of a three-year sentence.

The Thursday filing of Democratic write-in candidate Linh Nguyen for mayor of the City of DeKalb has triggered a primary election ahead of spring, a move that county clerk Tasha Sims called “unprecedented” Friday.

The Fulton City Council during a special session Thursday night selected Chad Hermes to replace Chief Nick Neblung when he leaves the position in January. Hermes started his career in Rock Falls and has also served in Albany and Morrison.

The former Snyder’s pharmacy at 301 N. Galena Ave. in Dixon is now a convenience store.

Two DeKalb man fled on foot from the scene of a vehicle crash Thursday, and were later found by police K-9 units after a multi-agency chase that involved dogs and a drone.

Sycamore Police Chief Jim Winters recently announced plans to retire by spring 2025. He said he believes the department is in a stable spot for a top cop transition.

The City of Ottawa will use a $635,540 OSLAD grant for a multi-sport field complex that will be the future home of the Ottawa Soccer Club with a goal of making it a year-round facility with an enclosure.

The company that operates Big Lots in Peru announced it is preparing to move forward with going out of business sales at all remaining Big Lots stores in the coming days.

Public health officials and wildlife rescuers are warning residents to be wary of birds who may seem ill amid suspected cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in migratory waterfowl.

There’s a new residential listing near downtown Ottawa. You can’t miss it, and its variety of colors.

Green Street in Ottawa will temporarily reopen to all traffic beginning Friday.

In less than 24 hours, Jefferson Elementary School’s lunch debt, which stood at $1,168, has been paid off through a donation campaign organized by the mother of a third-grade student.

Sterling’s Park District is set to receive $600,000, while Morrison will get $81,500.

Recently, vehicles left unattended as parents walk their children into their daycare providers have become the target of burglaries, according to Sycamore police.

New Ottawa Police Chief Mike Cheatham was sworn in on Tuesday.

The Joliet electoral board's next hearing is now set for 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 23 for City Council candidates Crawford, Lanham and Richardson. The meeting was originally scheduled for Wednesday.

A Dixon mom of a third grader at Jefferson Elementary is leading a fundraiser with the goal of wiping out student lunch debt at the school.

A Polo police officer carried an elderly man from inside the home to safety Tuesday morning during a fire at 611 N. Division St.

A Genoa man was hospitalized with minor injuries Monday after a single-car rollover crash, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Slippery road conditions likely were a factor, authorities said.

Terrabis, a new marijuana dispensary in Dixon, will have its grand opening celebration from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at 1679 S. Galena Ave.

A DeKalb County judge ruled this month that cell tower data can be used as evidence in an upcoming double murder trial for the man accused in the 2016 slayings of Sycamore mother and son Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson. Prosecutors say the data proves the man was in the area.

Joliet city officials say higher gas tax would cost most motorists less than $10 a year while truckers will pay more.

Two people were seriously injured in an early morning explosion in Sycamore, according to police.

One employee suffered an injury in an industrial fire at a DeKalb Nehring Electrical Works building Sunday, authorities said.

The Office of Grundy County Coroner John Callahan and the Illinois State Police are investigating a crash that killed David Murphy, 69, Hollister, Mo.

An accomplice in a robbery described feeling “scared and shocked” in 2019 after their “target” was shot in the head and left lying in the parking lot of Denny’s restaurant in Joliet during testimony in a Will County courtroom on Wednesday.

Plans for the city of DeKalb’s new $4 million fire station continue to move along at the north end of the Schnucks subdivision at 1130 S. Malta Road. The station is projected to open in April.

The proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains has been temporarily halted by an injunction, further delaying the proposed sale of suburban Jewel-Osco stores.

A convicted felon is facing multiple new firearms charges in DeKalb County after police said he refused to come out of a Cortland apartment with a gun, court records show.

City of Dixon outraged after Crundwell’s prison sentence commuted by President Biden.

After 47 years, the Peru Pizza House served its last slice of pizza Thursday.

Friends and co-workers of 56-year-old Kimberly Hurley said they’ll remember her for her laughter, love, grit and devotion to her two sons. She was found shot to death Nov. 22 at her Sycamore home.

Rita Crundwell, the former Dixon city comptroller convicted of embezzling $53.7 million from the city – pegged as the largest municipal theft in U.S. history – is among one of roughly 1,500 people granted clemency by President Joe Biden just weeks before he leaves office.

Duane Meyer is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated arson and one count of concealment of a homicidal death in connection with an Oct. 19, 2016, Byron house fire in which Meyer’s ex-wife, Margaret “Maggie” (Rosko) Meyer, 31, was found dead.

R-Place Family Eatery in Morris is closing this week.

A special prosecutor was appointed Wednesday in the murder trial of a 16-year-old accused of stabbing to death his Sycamore classmate Kaleb McCall in 2023. The teen's lawyer is expected to argue against his transfer to adult court in January.

A DeKalb 14-year-old faces felony charges in Chicago after police said he and others hijacked multiple vehicles and robbed several victims over the summer. The teen was arrested while at DeKalb High School Tuesday, confirmed a District 428 spokesperson.

The Joliet electoral board sustained objections to one candidate for next year’s City Council election and continued the hearing to next Wednesday for the remaining two candidates.

Kraft Heinz’s $400 million facility hit a snag in its DeKalb construction, pushing the opening date back by two years to 2027. Officials have so far remained tight-lipped on reasons for the delay, however.

State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, is asking major health insurer Meridian to reopen contract negotiations with Northwestern Medicine amid news that tens of thousands of Illinoisans will be impacted when Meridian drops the health system from in network on Jan. 1.

Season 23 of Hell's Kitchen features DeKalb High School alumna Hannah Flora

A Sterling man is charged with several weapon and drug violations accusing him of being armed while possessing cannabis and intending to deliver the drug.

Country music star Trace Adkins is coming to Princeton in August.

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced northbound Interstate 39 between the Route 17/Wenona (exit 35) and Route 18/Streator (exit 41) will close at 7 a.m. Monday, Dec. 9.

State Rep. Jeff Keicher is calling for the Illinois Attorney General’s Office to investigate the driving background of a DeKalb man charged with driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil.

A second suspect in the July shooting in La Salle has been apprehended and awaits extradition proceedings in North Dakota.

Meridian, a major health insurance provider especially for income-qualifying patients using Medicaid, will no longer accept Northwestern Medicine health system in network come Jan. 1, confirmed a Northwestern spokesman. "Tens of thousands" of patients will be impacted, he said.

A frustrated Will County judge warned a former attorney for convicted ex-Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson that he will face a new contempt case if he continued to interrupt and talk over her.