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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...

Region 7 positivity falls to 6.9%, lowest since August 15th

BOURBONNAIS – The South Suburban Region 7 which includes Will and Kankakee counties has fallen to the lowest seven-day positivity rate in a month. On...

COVID-19 cases up 66% vs. August period in Kankakee County

KANKAKEE COUNTY - With continued pushes to 'get back to the normal' throughout the United States, Kankakee County is on pace to have one...

Channahon Mayor weighs Halloween against Election Day in Trick-or-Treat announcement

CHANNAHON - Mayor Missey Moorman Schumacher is weighing in on Halloween during the pandemic, and the ruling is simple:  There will be Halloween in Channahon.  “There is...

Unions form nonprofit to push green jobs, could seek help for nuclear plants

By Cole Lauterbach | The Center Square (The Center Square) – A new union-sponsored push for green energy said the future of Illinois’ nuclear power plants...

Statewide COVID-19 positivity rate declines over weekend

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The COVID-19 test positivity rate fell to 3.6 percent statewide Monday, decreasing in two regions that have faced...

Smoke from California Wildfires moves in over Illinois

KANKAKEE – Smoke from wild fires in California moved into Illinois on Sunday. The National Weather Service reports smoke from the fires drifted over northern...
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