The breach of contract lawsuit filed by Bradley against Kankakee regarding the wastewater treatment plant has been dismissed.

The owner of the former Harold’s Shrimp and Chicken restaurant in Joliet is facing felony charges of sales tax evasion and theft through fraudulent tax filings.

The new Mexican restaurant held a soft opening event and will be open for business at 1 p.m. Monday.

The drive-thru coffee business will move into the former Freddy’s located at 440 S. Weber Road.

Life in Sycamore could offer more chances soon for those interested in purchasing recreational cannabis, after the Sycamore City Council this week approved a permit for a dispensary in town. It would be the first for Sycamore.

USDA’s farm income forecast released this month projects another challenging year ahead for most farmers, except those in the beef sector.

The city of Yorkville welcomed a new hire to its development department in January, increasing the department to four full-time staffers.

Seventy years and counting at the Jones Funeral Home.

Just what impact the U.S. Supreme Court decision on tariffs will have on local business is tough to tell, one local economic development leader said.

Breaking Bread in downtown Crystal Lake is launching indoor markets and trading card shows this months with the hope of making them permanent monthly events. The first event is Saturday, Feb. 21.

Friday’s ruling will most likely prolong political and economic chaos over international trade through the election year

A tariff is a tax levied on imported goods. Reports estimate tariffs put in by the Trump administration have cost the average American household at least $1,000 over the past year. What happens now that the Supreme Court has struck down a wide swath of the tariffs?

Cup of Joe by Cemeno’s offers freshly brewed coffee, bakery goods, homemade bagels and cream cheese, breakfast sandwiches, breakfast pizza and smoothies.

The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. Furious about the defeat, Trump said he would impose a global 10% tariff as an alternative

America’s gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — increased at an 1.4% annual rate in the fourth quarter, the Commerce Department reported Friday

A key inflation gauge accelerated in December to the fastest pace in nearly a year. Prices rose 0.4% in December from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Friday in a report that was delayed by the six-week government shutdown last fall

Each fall, Insanity Haunted House hosts a scare-free haunted house one day a week at its Peru Mall location, and every year, the most common feedback is appreciation from parents happy for an activity to occupy their children.

The Rock Falls City Council will vote March 3 on an ordinance that would increase annual liquor license fees for bars in which primary revenue comes from gaming machines.

Meghan and Tim Fehr last month acquired Body and Soul in downtown Morris, following the retirement of Rick Eddy, who founded the health food store in 1996.

Comcast on Feb. 4 announced the opening of a new Xfinity Store in Round Lake Beach, located at 530 E Rollins Road in the Rollins Crossing Shopping Center.

Demolition crews began the teardown at Tom & Jerry's in Sycamore Thursday after a fire on Jan. 31 destroyed the building. The restaurant plans to reopen soon at 265 W. Peace Road while they rebuild at the original location.

Long a staple of the community and a familiar gathering place, the Yorkville American Legion is undergoing some changes. According to a statement, the American Legion is looking to “develop a new or improved space."

Rock Falls establishments with gaming machines, and the machines’ owners, will be required to pay more in gaming machine fees to the city starting this year.

A Bradley Commons Shopping Center location which once offered mattresses is being transformed into a Bricks & Minifigs business.

In justifying the increases, the city of Yorkville said just one building for the 228-acre, nine building CyrusOne data center campus will require almost 300 inspections.

Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea made its long-rumored move to the north suburbs official Tuesday, announcing plans to open a new store at Gurnee Mills.

More than $1,000 was taken from a Joliet Cricket Wireless store in the 400 block of Collins Street on Feb. 7, Joliet police said.

UPS wants to reduce low-profit deliveries and is is offering package drivers $150,000 voluntary buyouts.

Nick Westgerdes of Rochelle, an accredited farm manager, licensed real estate broker in Illinois and Wisconsin and Illinois auctioneer, recently announced the launch of New Roots Farm Brokerage, LLC.

Made in Kendall is a program of the Kendall County Economic Development Office with the goal of promoting manufacturing and supporting manufacturers and makers in Kendall County.

Jacque Herrera, GM for Joliet NASCAR track that bring back racing this summer, is among four panelists slated for the March 5 panel discussion and luncheon.

Registration is now open for this year’s Midwest Summit on Leadership on Thursday, May 21, at The Historic: Dixon Theatre.

Travis Howell and Mandi Ballard have joined Sauk Valley Bank.

The ownership of the 44,000-square-foot former Big Lots! site in Bradley is seeking a new occupant.

At the Feb. 5 Oswego Planning and Zoning Commission, commissioners unanimously recommended approval of the plans, which will now go the Oswego Village Board for review.

Competing for customers in a market crowded with competitors isn’t anything new for Horacio Leon, one of the co-founders of Azul Cantina, Sterling’s newest Mexican restaurant. 

Demand for ag labor through the H-2A temporary visa program in Illinois and the nation continues to rise.

The city of Yorkville took a moment to show appreciation to the Yorkville American Legion and the Knights of Columbus for the volunteering work both organizations do throughout the community.

Sauk Valley Bank is pleased to welcome Warren Laube as its new chief credit officer.

Central Bank Illinois recently announced a series of executive and officer-level promotions.

Lockport has approved plans for a new Dunkin Donuts building at 159th Street and Farrell Road.

Dixon’s Preston-Schilling Funeral Home will nearly double its space when it moves to a former daycare building off Franklin Grove Road in Dixon. The move is expected by the end of February or early March.

Inflation dropped to 2.4% in January compared with a year earlier, down from 2.7% in December and not too far from the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. Core prices, which exclude the volatile food and energy categories, rose 2.5% in January from a year ago

This innovative five-session workshop series, developed in partnership with the Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, is designed to bridge the gap between classroom education and the real-world business sector.

A developer will ask the Sycamore City Council next week to approve a cannabis dispensary on DeKalb Avenue. The City Council has historically been opposed to development proposals involving recreational cannabis use.

“It was a big year of change,” said OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine President Jackie Kernan when reflecting on the Catholic health system's Jan. 1, 2025, takeover of KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Breanna Cisketti, ag/commercial lender at First State Bank Shannon Polo Lake Carroll, recently attended the Community Bankers Association of Illinois Ag Lenders Conference.

Discover Dixon, the Lee County Industrial Development Association and Dixon Public Schools will host a career fair and public hiring expo March 11 at Dixon High School.

Warehouse Pollution Reduction Act described as 'first in the nation' would monitor and regulate warehouse pollution across Illinois.

When business leaders gathered in Genoa on Wednesday for the 69th annual Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce meeting and award dinner, they took time to honor a woman who many said carved a local business legacy.