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Monee, IL Alert This Morning: Burglary Suspects Flee on I-57

Monee, IL – Three masked burglary suspects remained at large Thursday after allegedly stealing two cash boxes from a gaming cafe and fleeing police on Interstate 57 in Chicago’s...

Bradley-Bourbonnais High School Opens 2026-27 Student Parking Registration

Bradley, IL – Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School District 307 has opened student parking permit registration for the 2026-27...

Lake County, IL Cold Case: Woman Charged in Newborn’s Grocery Store Death After 25 Years

Round Lake Beach, IL – Nearly 25 years after a newborn infant was found dead in a bag...

Hobart, IN Crash Today: Vehicle Slams Into Home on Joliet Street

Hobart, IN – Emergency crews are responding to a vehicle that crashed into a home in Hobart, prompting...

Joliet, IL Barn Fire Destroys Vacant Structure Saturday Afternoon

Joliet, IL – A large vacant barn was destroyed in a Saturday afternoon fire, but firefighters were able...

Study shows Illinoisans behind on mortgage payments

(The Center Square) – A new study shows Illinois is leading the Midwest in delinquent mortgages. Data from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows 5.7% of Illinois homeowners...

Mobile Food Pantry returns to Bourbonnais for two events, starting Wednesday

BOURBONNAIS – The Secret Food Pantry will hold two mobile pop-up events this week in the Village of Bourbonnais from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00...

Op-Ed: Covering up just makes good sense today: for Illinois farm fields, for our economy and for our environment

Covering up just makes good sense today: for Illinois farm fields, for our economy and for our environment As a longtime family farmer, I have...

Democrats unveil legislative map proposal, GOP calls it ‘Gerrymandering 101’

SPRINGFIELD – House and Senate redistricting committees will hold a series of public hearings this week on a proposed new set of legislative maps...

Illinois colleges split on mandating vaccinations in the fall

(The Center Square) – After a tumultuous year caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois colleges are weighing whether to require students to be vaccinated...

Joyce announces Kankakee County will receive more than $1.8 million for infrastructure improvements

KANKAKEE – State Senator Patrick Joyce (D-Essex) announced Tuesday that local governments he represents in Kankakee County will receive more than $1.8 million in...
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