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A jury trial is set for next February for a former Plainfield Township landlord charged with killing a Muslim child and attempting to kill his mother based on their Islamic faith.
A 15-year-old boy faces a charge of attempted murder following the investigation of an Aug. 28 shooting that left two other teens with gunshot wounds.
La Salle, Peru and Oglesby firefighters responded to a structure fire Thursday in the 300 block of Crosat Street in La Salle. The fire happened shortly after 12:30 p.m. Shaw Local News Network will update the story with more information as it becomes available.
A 45-year-old man who jumped off an inbound train in Elwood is expected to survive after he suffered injuries that led to the amputation of both legs.
A Joliet man was arrested after he was accused of firing a gun following an argument between him and his daughter’s boyfriend, police said. No one was injured in the incident.
The Channahon Fire Protection District were assisting with a chemical incident involving a rail car at Americans Styrenics on Thursday. The situation was deemed not an immediate safety threat to the public, the fire district said.
The Oregon Police Department was informed Wednesday of an alleged threat of violence made against Oregon High School, reportedly planned for Friday, Sept. 20, Oregon Police Chief Matt Kalnins said.
Starting on Thursday, Sept. 26, early voting locations around Illinois will be open for business and mail-in ballots will be sent out to voters who submitted requests for them beginning in August.
Therese Michels, a media relations spokesperson for Mercyhealth, has confirmed the company is currently hiring for the new facility that will be “coming soon.”
An early morning fire on Wednesday has left a Lockport Township residence uninhabitable.
Update: A Sycamore middle school student has been charged with making a terrorist threat after police said the teenager threatened a school shooting in a Snapchat post Wednesday. Authorities said there was "no evidence that a violent act was imminent," however.
The former Sears building at 1607 38th St. in Peru is no longer up for auction as the highest bid Wednesday came in at $1.2 million.
Steven Coleman claimed public defender's representation of him was tainted by boss' loyalty to previous employer Mertes & Mertes, which is representing a plaintiff in a $100M civil suit that names Coleman as a defendant.
The city of Joliet acquired land two years ago to create a park that could force sex offenders in nearby apartments to move.
A DeKalb man pleaded guilty Wednesday to threatening to assassinate state GOP Rep. Jeff Keicher, a threat which Keicher, who lives in Sycamore, called “an affront” to democratic society.
Jasen Bell’s death is being investigated as a homicide, police say.
A Chicago man this week was ordered detained pending trial as he faces charges that he made a false 911 call prompting two Sycamore schools to lock down as a precaution Friday.
A DeKalb County judge on Monday released a Kingston man charged with attempted murder in a DeKalb stabbing, citing law that requires court rulings to consider how to mitigate public threat if released.
Authorities executed a search warrant Tuesday into the body discovered at the decommissioned Cherry Mine on June 8, Bureau County Sheriff James Reed said Tuesday in a news release.
A 12-year-old boy is the latest youth to be arrested and charged for his involvement in posting social media threats to Joliet schools, police said Tuesday night.
A woman claims in a lawsuit that Joliet Public Schools District 86 officials failed to protect her son from bullying and racial harassment while he was attending M.J. Cunningham Elementary School.
A developer hoping to build 40 townhomes in Sycamore received a thumbs up from city officials this week with his latest plans to build in a subdivision behind Blain’s Farm & Fleet. The units would sell between $350,000 and $375,000, and need additional city approval.
A Sycamore woman was injured in a two-car crash Tuesday that authorities allege was caused by a Carol Stream driver.
Seek to throw out censure vote taken against Maureen Broderick in February
July was one of the five wettest ever recorded in Illinois, but August and the first half of September have seen barely any rainfall.
A DeKalb man suffered serious injuries Sunday after police said another man, now charged with attempted murder, stabbed him with a butter knife during a quarrel over peanut butter and jelly, according to court records.
Jonathon Gounaris, 32, is charged with 4 counts of attempted first-degree murder, 3 counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, 3 counts of aggravated battery and 2 counts of possession of a firearm without a firearm owner’s identification card.
Plainfield police say there is "no credible evidence to support" the threat made regarding Plainfield Central but there will be extra security at the campus Tuesday morning.
A pilot of a glider plane suffered minor injuries after he was forced to make an emergency landing in Wilmington, according to a Will County sheriff's deputy chief.
Due to a threat that is circulating about students bringing weapons to several schools in Joliet this week all Joliet District 86 schools will go to e-learning
Freshmen fall enrollment declined for a second year in a row at Northern Illinois University, though officials this week blamed delays in student federal aid processes and instead touted increased transfer numbers. Overall enrollment also remained steady, data shows.
The Plainfield Fire Protection District arrived at the scene of a residential fire in the 14600 block of Thomas Jefferson Drive in Plainfield shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Sunday
Three-week closure for repairs starts Sept. 16.
A Kingston man was charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in the early morning hours Friday in downtown DeKalb left a man with serious injuries, police said.
DeKalb police are investigating gunfire reported around Kimberly Drive Thursday night, said Police Chief David Byrd. The incident remains under investigation.
Joliet West High School was on a “secure and hold” protocol for more than three hours Friday afternoon in reaction to rumors of a weapon on the campus. No weapon was found after a search by Joliet police.
Update: A Chicago man lied to police on Friday after he made a 911 call claiming to have seen someone in a Sycamore High School bathroom with a gun in order to divert police from finding him, authorities said Friday. His actions prompted brief lockdowns at two Sycamore schools.
After 33 years, a woman found dead in a cornfield, near Norway in La Salle County no longer will be known as Jane Doe but by her name: Paula Ann Lundgren.
The Joliet Junior College City Center campus will reopen Monday after extensive roof and HVAC repairs were done in response to damage from storms on July 14.
A Democrat high school board president and Republican Will County board member plan to compete in the upcoming election for Will County Clerk.
A Whiteside County judge has denied reducing the sentence of a Sterling man currently serving up to 24 years in prison on two charges of disseminating child sexual abuse images.
A downtown Shabbona laundromat is closed temporarily after a fire this week caused an estimated $80,000 in damages, village officials said.
James S. Clevenger III, 61, was sentenced Sept. 12 to 30 years on each of six counts of criminal sexual assault.
Expect ramp and lane closures on Interstate 80, between Houbolt Road and Richards Street, in Joliet, over four weekends beginning, Friday, Sept. 13.
The Old Mill Park developer who said Sycamore residents want smaller condos will have to come up with a new proposal if he wants to add single-bedroom units to his community, after another failed attempt to get city support.
A Streator woman, police refer to as "Bonnie," faces a number of felony charges after police said she was involved in a recent retail theft.
Joliet Public Schools District 86 broke ground Thursday on construction projects to build new buildings to replace Gompers and Hufford junior high schools, both schools that were built in the 1950s.
Rialto management says it is waiting for IEPA approval of cleanup plan for the Joliet theater. The Illinois Attorney General’s Office filed a complaint against the theater in Will County Circuit Court.
The city of Lockport, in collaboration with HBO, will be holding a special advance screening for the Peabody Award –winning HBO series “Somebody Somewhere:" on Oct. 30.
Prosectors have added another DUI charge against James Corralejo, an ex-cop who lives in DeKalb charged with driving drunk and causing a 2023 crash that killed DeKalb grandmother Graciela Reza Contreras, court records show.