New Year's Day

A Steward couple welcomed their second daughter to the world on New Year’s Day, and their baby was the first to be born at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in 2025.

A Dec. 31, 1948, Herald-News story that showed flames roaring through the roof of St. Stephen’s Hungarian Chapel at the corner of Collins Street at Irving Street and estimated the damage at $100,000.

Celebrate New Year's Eve at one of these exciting parties and events in McHenry, Kane and DuPage counties.

The masquerade will run from 6-11 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1013 Franklin Grove Road in Dixon.

Starved Rock Lodge, Grand Bear Resort to host New Year's Eve parties for all ages.

The babies were born at Morris Hospital, Silver Cross Hospital andUChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook.

Theodore Barns, the second child for Heather and John Barnes, of Crystal Lake, was the first baby born in 2024 at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital, coming into the word at 11:35 a.m.

During these last days of the year, additional law enforcement will be patrolling Illinois roads for impaired driving, seat belt, speeding, distracted driving and other traffic laws.

There are daytime programs throughout the Joliet area for families, and adults to celebrate the new year and welcome in 2024.

A Big Rock couple welcomed a baby boy to ring in the new year at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva, the first baby born at the hospital in 2023.

The new year came a little early for kids Friday during a celebration at the Geneva Public Library.

Bruce Biermann, 70, of Byron, died at SwedishAmerican Hospital after being transported there for treatment following a one vehicle crash.