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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 school year, with discounted early bird pricing available for a limited...

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...

Lake County, IL Route 60 Motorcycle Crash Kills Mundelein Man

Mettawa, IL – A 43-year-old Mundelein man was killed Monday night after his motorcycle collided with an SUV...

Teen found fatally shot while sitting in parked car Sunday night in Kankakee

KANKAKEE - A teenager was found shot and killed while sitting in a parked car late Sunday night in downtown Kankakee. City Police responded to...

Olivet Nazarene University reporting zero active COVID-19 cases

BOURBONNAIS – For the first time since resuming classes in August, Olivet Nazarene University is reporting zero active COVID-19 cases on its Bourbonnais campus. ...

Lawmakers from Illinois’ neighbors oppose federal bailout

By Cole Lauterbach | The Center Square (The Center Square) – State and federal lawmakers from some of Illinois’ neighboring states say taxpayers there, many of...

IDPH says over 5 million residents have recieved COVID-19 tests in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) officials announced Saturday over 5 million residents have been tested in Illinois since the pandemic began. As...

Illinois won’t take part in Trump’s payroll tax deferral program

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois plans to continue withholding federal payroll taxes on behalf of its 62,000 employees despite a program President...

Indoor service can resume in Kankakee, Will counties following return to Phase 4 mitigation

BOURBONNAIS – Gov. JB Pritzker’s office and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced early Friday morning Restaurants and Bars can reopen for...
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