Brigette Roehr has been hired as community development block grant manager for Joliet.

The results of a survey about parking in downtown Sterling are out and the reviews are mixed.

After hearing the results of a parking survey and differing concerns from downtown Sterling business owners, employees and customers, the message was clear – more free downtown parking is needed.

Ogle County Collector Tiffany O’Brien is reminding property owners that the first installment of their property tax bill is due Monday, June 8.

After talking about the proposal during the June 1 Plainfield Village Board meeting, village trustees voted to table the matter until Monday’s Committee of the Whole workshop for further discussion.

The Chicago Bears announced Friday that its board of directors voted to advance its stadium project in Hammond, Indiana. However, two Illinois lawmakers confirmed to Capitol News Illinois that any talk of the Bears leaving the state is premature

At Tuesday’s Oswego Village Board meeting, trustees are set to approve an agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct the special census. The special census is estimated to cost $977,448.

A crowd gathered around Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns Tuesday afternoon, standing in the bright spring sunshine as he fastened the rainbow Pride Flag and ran it up the flagpole outside City Hall.

Will County Auditor Duffy Blackburn served as treasurer on the board for the Senior Services Center of Will County until a year ago.

From Capitol News Illinois: State Treasurer Mike Frerichs visited the Vatican this week with a gift for the pope: $8.65 of his own money

State Rep. Jed Davis, R- Yorkville, introduced legislation that has not advanced in Springfield, but he said his proposal of public referendums before city data center approval must enter the statewide conversation.

After hearing repeated concerns from the public regarding its Flock Safety network, the Sterling City Council and the Sterling Police Department are set to review how their cameras are used.

Data centers have become a hot-button topic nationally. When reading or hearing about a proposed data center, people foresee drastic changes if allowed. This hit home Monday at the Bourbonnais board meeting.

With a resolution passed to preserve the deep body of upstream water resulting from the Fox River dam in St. Charles, the question turns to funding. City Council said it's open to modifying the dam, but did not say how it would cover the project's significant costs.

From Capitol News Illinois: House Bill 4418 creates the Plastic Pellets Pollution Control Act, which takes a step toward controlling the amount of plastic that ends up in Illinois waterways

The bucket truck was one of several vehicle purchases the City Council approved Monday.

The truck stop, which has parking for 91 trucks. is located off Interstate 80 at the Briggs Street interchange.

The Creston Village Board of Trustees on June 2 discussed plans for festivities on Friday, July 17, in honor of America’s 250th birthday.

From Capitol News Illinois: Lawmakers on the final day of the General Assembly passed a bill to regulate how minors interact with social media and other online platforms to make them less addictive

The Dixon City Council voted Monday to accept a donation of a vacant residential property that officials hope to demolish with state grant funds and open for redevelopment as housing.

Manteno finally OKs IGA for county tourism.

New sidewalk cafe rules latest in city laws stemming from the opening of the new Joliet City Square in April.

Creditors include $7.8 million bank loan for Ovation Center in Romeoville and $53,000 in unpaid taxes. The bankruptcy filing marks the second crisis for an agency that appeared to have made a financial comeback when it moved into the new Ovation Center in 2024.

The event will begin at 7 a.m. and residents should have all items or brush for disposal at the curb by then.

The decision made at the regular meeting of the Mendota City Council was to help fund portable restrooms and informational pamphlets for the festival.

The Ogle County Planning & Zoning Department recently released zoning certificates it issued in May.

U.S. Congressman Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, visited Rochelle and Ogle County on May 28 and met with city and county officials.

Fire Chief David Northcutt and several members of the Sterling Fire Department and their families were on hand as Brandon Monical was officially welcomed into the SFD ranks.

The Joliet motor sports club will expand the track to just over four miles, making it one of the largest motor sports tracks in the country, owners said.

In celebration of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie's 30 years of restoration, the U.S. Forest Service will host a 30th Anniversary “open house” across the prairie on Saturday, June 6, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. with informational booths along the trail on Saturday, June 6.

Yorkville is debating how many 200-year-old oak trees to cut down along Blackberry Oaks Golf Course as part of its Kennedy Road expansion project to accommodate the growing Grande Reserve subdivision.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday that the Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president after widespread political backlash

The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department will host a residential electronics recycling event Friday, June 26.

The Beautification Committee members and volunteer judges will visit all nominated properties and select award recipients on Wednesday, June 17.

An ordinance to extend the local tax rebate failed to pass bringing the four-year program to an end.

President Donald Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to be the acting director of national intelligence — putting a real estate scion and fierce Trump loyalist in a key national security post

“A policy of neutrality ensures that all citizens can enter civic spaces without feeling that the institution itself is taking a side on cultural or political topics,” Plainfield village trustee Tom Ruane said

Ogle County recently released the marriage licenses it issued in May.

Global Brew Tap House in St. Charles offered 50 beers on tap and around 150 bottled craft beers from around the world – that was before its liquor license was revoked by the city.

From Capitol News Illinois: Bills expanding privacy for abortion medical records and access to birth control services passed in the final days of the General Assembly’s spring session

The Land Bank discussed applying for another Strong Communities Program grant, or SCP, through the Illinois Housing Development Authority.

Illinois lawmakers remained hopeful that they could find a way to stop the Chicago Bears from leaving for Indiana after they failed to pass a bill before the end of the spring legislative session that would’ve helped the NFL team build a new stadium in Arlington Heights.

The first phase of the project will pass approximately 4,700 addresses, bringing fiber connectivity to communities including Lisbon, Millbrook, Millington, Montgomery, Newark, Oswego, Plattville and Yorkville.

Amid frustration with state laws that limit their ability to vote down solar farms, McHenry County officials are considering a new fee on solar farm developers to cover the impact of their construction on county roads.

From Capitol News Illinois: The POWER Act, an expansive bill to regulate data centers, will not pass the General Assembly this spring, but the bill’s leaders say the measure isn’t dead and negotiations will continue through the summer

From Capitol News Illinois: House Bill 4248 would prohibit any retailer from using surveillance pricing, a form of algorithmic pricing in which companies use a consumer’s personal data to generate a personalized price

The Oswego Village Board this week approved a $232,716 revolving loan and a $40,000 economic development incentive award for Billy Bricks of Oswego LLC.

The Heritage Prairie Wind project will be located in western Kankakee County and northeastern Livingston County.

After 10 years of leading the Geneva Fire Department, Chief Mike Antenore announced his retirement, effective Aug. 14.

Communities across northern Illinois are weighing billion-dollar data center projects that promise major tax revenue while raising concerns over water use, energy demand and rapid growth