Dec 28, 2024 · A man was killed Tuesday in a Lake County crash. At 7:25 p.m. Tuesday, Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a car that drove into a home on the 21300 block of West Engle Drive near Lake Villa. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and located a Jeep and a home with major damage. A preliminary investigation...

Nov 30, 2024 · For the first time in more than four generations, the Oak Park Police Department will drape its entrance portals with black bunting to mourn the loss of one of their own from injuries suffered while on duty. Detective Allan Reddins, 40, was fatally shot shortly after 9:30 a.m. Friday while responding to a call of...

Nov 15, 2024 · True Value Co. has announced that it plans to layoff 873 workers in Chicago and two McHenry County locations, beginning next month. The hardware company has entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its business operations to Do it Best Corp. , a home improvement industry peer. True Value has told the state’s...

Jan 1, 2025 · Time to study up, Illinois. New state laws are now in effect. They include some of the defining bills of the 2024 legislative session and others that will change how people get IDs, evaluate job postings and even cancel gym memberships. In addition to the laws taking effect today, the state’s minimum wage has...

Oct 25, 2024 · First of three stories on a proposed Winnebago County solar farm A proposal to build a 75-acre solar farm in northwest Winnebago County hit a snag when the Winnebago County Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-1 against the plan. Many neighbors along Kilburn Avenue and Tate and Blacklaws roads gathered at the Oct 9...

Dec 27, 2024 · Two women were killed inside a Park Forest home Thursday. At 6:08 p.m. Thursday, officers from the Park Forest Police Department responded to the 300 block of Miami Street to investigate a report of a gunshot victim inside the residence. Upon their arrival, officers forced entry into the residence and discovered two unresponsive women, along...

Nov 29, 2024 · Rev. John “Jack” Plotkowski, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the former pastor of St. Zachary Parish in Des Plaines, died Monday at the age of 76. Plotkowski was born July 16, 1948 in Chicago. He attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Niles College, and the University of St. Mary of the...

A Park Forest man died from injuries sustained Thursday in a head-on collision in the south suburban village. Officers and fire personnel from the Park Forest Police and Fire departments at 6:37 a.m. Thursday responded to a two-vehicle crash at 26 th Street and Western Avenue.. Upon arrival, emergency crews found one of the drivers unresponsive.

Aug 21, 2024 · “From dirt to dazzling” is the promise of Naperville’s newest retail development. Demolition of retail buildings at the northeast corner of Illinois Route 59 and Aurora Avenue is nearly completed, and site preparation is underway for the development of Block 59, a collection of dining and entertainment establishments. “Over the next year, Block 59 will...

Jan 3, 2025 · Voters in Belleville will vote April 1 to elect a mayor, city clerk and alderpersons in two of eight wards. Belleville City Clerk Jennifer “Jenny” Gain will challenge first-term incumbent Mayor Patty Gregory. Gregory, 72, a retired school teacher who had never held office prior to defeating four-term mayoral incumbent Mark Eckert in 2021, is...