A teen who suffered a gunshot wound to the head in Joliet has been taken to a hospital in Chicago for further treatment.

A single-family home in Chicago that sold for $6.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County during the past week.

From Capitol News Illinois: Prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket rake in millions from wagers on sports and current events but pay nothing in state betting taxes and ignore regulations that govern online sportsbooks.

The map takes a nostalgic look at America’s most famous highway and sights to see in Illinois, while providing a historical timeline of the route’s evolution and its cultural impact.

A federal lawsuit against Joliet over the 2020 in-custody death of Eric Lurry has reached a settlement but specific details are not yet known.

Will County Sheriff’s Office will still not disclose internal investigation records regarding a lieutenant’s fatal shooting that resulted in a $2.75 million civil settlement against the county.

Andy's Restaurant in Crystal Lake is celebrating its 45th anniversary on Thursday with 45-cent coffee and beverages.

The Republicans running for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District seat cite immigration and gerrymandering among their top campaign issues.

A single-family home in Chicago that sold for $2.6 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County over the past week.

The lawsuit from the attorney general office alleged a company that operates the Lockport McDonald's has not paid $2.1 million in civil penalties following a 2023 state investigation.

From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Friday at a celebration honoring the late civil rights leader

McHenry this week moved forward on creating two new TIF districts: one for the Richmond Road corridor, and another for Main Street and Route 120 West.

Target is launching a baby department shopping experience this month in only nine locations in Illinois.

Illinois’ chief law enforcement official has filed a lawsuit claiming the operator of a Lockport McDonald’s violated child labor laws by employing teens to work excessive hours without a work permit.

The Vintage Shop Hop, featuring vintage, thrift and antique stores across northern Illinois and Wisconsin, is March 6 and 7.

Silver Cross occupies approximately half the offices under a long-term lease.

A semitrailer driver has been charged with driving under the influence and fleeing the scene of a Romeoville crash that damaged a pregnant woman’s vehicle

In 2022, Jim Reilly was the Republican challenger to Sheriff Mike Kelley, a Democrat who has been sheriff since 2014. Reilly is running for sheriff again this year while Kelley is not seeking another term.

From Capitol News Illinois: A federal judge ordered the release of 32 people detained by federal immigration agents without warrants or probable cause during "Operation Midway Blitz." Those people must be released by March 5 at noon

From Capitol News Illinois: State Sen. Sue Rezin is hoping the uproar over road funding will create unity among downstate politicians as they seek solutions. “Downstate needs to be made whole,” Rezin said. “We need to be made whole because we have crumbling roads and bridges.”

All four candidates vying to be the Democratic nominee for Illinois comptroller in the March 17 primary currently hold a variety of public offices.

A single-family home in Chicago that sold for $4.3 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County over the past week.

From Capitol News Illinois: A new bill introduced to the Illinois Senate would prohibit law enforcement agencies in Illinois from hiring individuals who serve as federal immigration officers for the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs between Jan. 20, 2025 and Jan 20, 2029

A Chicago man is facing felony charges after authorities said he was arrested in a stolen car during a Wednesday traffic stop in Huntley.

Trevon Wright, 18, of Plainfield, was found unresponsive in the 900 block of Keeler Avenue in Chicago just before 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, according to Chicago police.

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.

City records show Joliet tallied $838,018 in legal costs to fight lawsuits from the former mayor that failed in court, as well as a lawsuit from former City Council member that remains ongoing.

From Capitol News Illinois: The debate over how to regulate data centers in Illinois is intensifying as lawmakers struggle to balance a host of competing interests.

A Republican candidate for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District seat said the U.S. should close its borders to all would-be immigrants until reforms are enacted.

The president of the Joliet chapter of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition called the Rev. Jesse Jackson “one of the greatest men of our time.”

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84.

Investigators identified a potential person of interest, who was detained and is currently in custody, although charges have not yet been filed, the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office said.

A Lakewood man has pleaded guilty in a drunk-driving crash that killed his passenger and was sentenced to nine years in prison.

From Capitol News Illinois: Federal Judge Jeffrey Cummings ordered the Department of Homeland Security on Friday to release four people arrested without warrants amid ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ by Monday evening

From Capitol News Illinois: Marimar Martinez, the Chicago teacher’s aide shot five times by a Border Patrol agent last fall, will release evidence that was recently unsealed from the government’s dismissed case against her

The federal court order on Tuesday did not set a specific amount that the city should receive in reimbursement of litigation costs from the attorneys for former Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk.

A Joliet man was a roommate of the woman he’s charged with killing and the woman was apparently holding her 4-year-old son in her arms when they were repeatedly shot by him, prosecutors said. 

The restoration of more than 600 acres at Lockport Prairie and Prairie Bluff preserves took six years of work by the Forest Preserve District of Will County, the Army Corps and Resource Environmental Solutions LLC.

The women who craft together each Thursday morning at the McHenry Moose Lodge #691 are looking for more locations to donate to

A condominium in Chicago that sold for $6.4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DuPage / Cook County over the past week.

From Capitol News Illinois: Marimar Martinez, the Chicago teacher shot five times by Border Patrol agents last fall, was granted permission Friday by a judge to release certain evidence from her case

Kishwaukee College recently named its graduates for the fall 2025 semester.

John D. Carew, 27, pleaded guilty to the 2025 felony offense as he appeared in court with his attorney, Ogle County Public Defender Kathleen Isley, in front of Ogle County Associate Circuit Judge Anthony Peska.

A man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty over Snapchat for the life of a top Border Patrol leader was found not guilty on Thursday in the first criminal trial stemming from the Chicago-area immigration crackdown that started last year

From Capitol News Illinois: Previous reporting revealed no one arrested by federal law enforcement during the raid was ever charged with a crime, and no evidence has been released to tie two men who were arrested to a violent Venezuelan gang, despite claims by federal officials

A new lawsuit has been filed against a Joliet police officer accused of subjecting a girl to harmful and offensive physical contact when he frisked her during a traffic stop.

From Capitol News Illinois: Rideshare drivers rallied at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday to ask legislators to support their effort to unionize.

The Chicago Bears lost 20-17 to the Los Angeles Rams Sunday night in their NFC divisional playoff matchup at Soldier Field in Chicago.

A Chicago man was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday for trying to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at Chick-fil-A in Crystal Lake.

Where do the candidates for Illinois governor stand on the team moving to Arlington Heights or Northwest Indiana?