Illinois

The jury got the full picture of how Mike McClain viewed his “assignments” from Michael Madigan, with whom he’d been friends since the 1970s

The first snowfall of the season in the forecast for this week. Illinois Department of Transportation offers these winter driving tips, including don't follow snow plows too closely.

Sauk Valley Community College’s Impact Program has received the Lieutenant Governor Award for Excellence in Revitalization.

A clarification to Illinois’ biometric data privacy law made by state lawmakers earlier this year limits the size of damages that can be claimed in lawsuits over Biometric Information Privacy Act violations, a federal judge ruled

Nearly 4.1 million Illinoisans will be hurtling down the highway or charging into the airport between Nov. 26 and Dec. 2 — an increase of 63,275 from last year, AAA reports.

A federal lawsuit claims an asthmatic inmate at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill died from the extreme negligence of staff after he was placed in a “dangerously hot cell.”

A new book celebrates the history of dozens of leading Illinois women who left their mark across every corner of the state.

In the wake of the killing of a Chicago police officer, Will County's state's attorney said lawmakers should close a “loophole” with the SAFE-T Act. Supporters of the law said his solution won't improve safety.

State Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel's Crest Hill office will serve as a location for the Toys for Tots collection for children across Will County through Dec. 12.

While attorneys for the former speaker used cross-examination of Marquez to try to distance Madigan from McClain, the jury heard more intercepted phone calls aimed at undercutting that narrative

Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C has three schools designated exemplary by the Illinois School Report Card.

A state pilot program designed to erase medical debt for 300,000 Illinois residents has already helped thousands eliminate $72 million of debt, the governor’s office announced Thursday

Early childhood intervention advocates are calling on the state to increase funding by $60 million to better support children with developmental delays and disabilities who are on long waiting lists

The ComEd exec-turned-FBI mole spent a fifth day on the witness stand Wednesday in Michael Madigan’s bribery and racketeering trial

An Illinois Senate committee hit pause on a bill to ban carbon sequestration injections near aquifers after more than an hour of debate Wednesday

Illinois lawmakers returned to Springfield Tuesday for the first time since May following news earlier this month that they’re facing a projected $3.2 billion budget deficit for the fiscal year that begins July 1

A Homer Glen father and mother are facing a felony charge of endangering the life and health of a 2-year-old child who died after becoming “unresponsive” in a filthy residence containing garbage and evidence of drug use, police said.

Illinois will receive a $40 million share of a $1.4 billion bipartisan national settlement with Kroger over the grocery chain’s role in the opioid crisis, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced

Joliet Public Schools District 86 and Joliet Township High School District 204 students saw better scores in ELA—which evaluates reading, writing, comprehension, and critical thinking skills—than in math.

The State of Illinois has released a guide for schools to create overdose awareness curriculums in an attempt to combat drug-related deaths.

What would Illinois look like without Iroquois County on its eastern border? The voters of the rural county immediately south of Kankakee County would not mind finding out.

A vehicle “wanted for a homicide in Chicago” was involved in a crash on Interstate 55 in Will County and occupants were taken into custody, police said.

The order striking down Illinois' gun ban was stayed for 30 days, giving the state time to file an appeal before it takes effect

Prosecutors have interpreted Madigan and McClain’s job recommendations as repeated solicitations of bribes from ComEd, alleging that in exchange, the powerful speaker helped push the utility’s preferred legislation in Springfield

Regulators at the Illinois Commerce Commission are nearing decisions in several high-profile cases that could determine changes to utility bills for millions of Illinoisans

The FBI wasted no time giving Fidel Marquez his first assignment after the chief lobbyist for electric utility Commonwealth Edison agreed to become a government mole in January 2019

A Channahon man charged with attempted possession of a pipe bomb allegedly told police that he intended to place it in a bowl of candy for children “as it was Halloween,” according to prosecutors.

Preliminary, unofficial election results show no seats in the state House or Senate have changed party hands, although a few races remained too close to call according to the Associated Press

Authorities say a man who was recently fired from his job at Navy Pier returned to the Chicago tourist attraction and killed two workers before fleeing.

Here is a roundup of the unofficial winners in the state Senate races across Will County in the Nov. 5 General Election.

Prosecutors play more wiretapped calls focused on scheme to help ex-staffer

Democrat Larry Walsh, Jr. is expected to win reelection in the Illinois General Assembly’s 86th District.

Unofficial vote totals show State Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel has a substantial lead over Will County Board member Katie Deane-Schlottman for Illinois Senate District 49 race.

With 93% of the vote counted, Congressman Bill Foster, D-Naperville, was leading with about 55% of the vote compared to GOP challenger Jerry Evans who had 44%.

The polls will be open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. across Will County on Tuesday for the General Election.

The Indige-Facts traveling exhibit at the Isle a la Cache Museum covers such topics as terminology, population size and the sovereign rights of Native people.

School District 86's Marycrest Early Childhood Center in Joliet has been recognized by the State of Illinois with the Golden Circle of Quality award for the fourth time in 11 years.

In total, campaigns have spent at least $633 million in this election cycle, according to state board data

Skip Griparis said the Joliet show will encapsulate Illinois rock music history in entertaining, comedic and informative ways, along with “a lot of great songs.”

Statewide, Illinois schools saw increases in English Language Arts proficiency, particularly in grades three through eight, showing a rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic years of 2020 and 2021.

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning effective from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday indicating possible fire danger for La Salle, Livingston, Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, Will and DuPage counties.

The Ruby Street bridge in downtown Joliet reopened on Saturday. IDOT says installation of aerial cables postponed until further notice.

New Interstate 80 bridges over the Des Plaines River will come with $3.5 million in state money for improvements to neighborhoods below.

Downtown theater enjoys a good week after being shut down over asbestos issues.

The CDC has reported a sharp rise in whooping cough cases this year, including across Illinois. Will County health officials are seeing the highest number of cases since before the pandemic.

Joliet and state officials on Wednesday celebrated park improvements funded through state grants made available along Route 66 ahead of the historic highway’s 100th anniversary year in 2026.

Tuesday was the third time since last spring that Drury took the witness stand to answer a similar set of questions related to Madigan

A Will County judge granted the pretrial release of a Chicago man charged with the first-degree murder of another man who was killed in a shooting on Oct. 5 in Joliet.

The Illinois Treasurer's Office is encouraging nearly 140,000 residents to cash their unclaimed property checks from the Enhanced Money Match program, which automatically returns missing funds without requiring claims

A Champaign County woman was ticketed in connection with a crash that claimed the life of an Illinois State Police trooper on Friday afternoon.