Pandemic

An Indiana man has been charged with fraudulently obtaining $41,666 in pandemic relief money and $1,126 in unemployment benefits in Crest Hill, court records show.

Will County prosecutors requested a warrant for the arrest of a former Joliet Township official when he didn't show up to court on Tuesday. The judge continued the case to Oct. 22 for warrant application.

The Kane County Board allocated nearly $10 million in federal pandemic recovery funding to the Kane County Health Department to address gaps in the behavioral health system.

The omicron BA.5 subvariant is evading protection from prior infections and vaccinations. But it's causing less severe outcomes.

Yonas Hagos, a Sudan-born Army veteran, has added Blackstone Bar & Grill to his portfolio of Yorkville dining establishments. He plans to open the Silver Fox on Valentines Day.