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One year after Illinois eliminated cash bail as part of the Pretrial Fairness Act, proponents are hailing its success, insisting the criminal justice reform measure accomplished its goal of making communities safer and the system more equitable.

A concert performed by a folk singer-songwriter will support the Share Food Share Love Pantry in Brookfield

A former Joliet police officer has pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges and a judge released him from custody after he surrendered to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

A Johnsburg woman was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol for a fifth time.

Operation Streetsweeper is a joint effort of Joliet, Will County and federal law enforcement to address violent crimes, and those arrested face charges ranging from guns to drug offenses, Joliet police announced Thursday. Some arrests made are related to shootings this summer.

A suburban Chicago man found a wallet with almost $5,800 in it. He turned it into police.

Illinois State Police Troop 3 Commander Capt. Patrick Manno announced the results of roadside safety checks held in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will counties

Brookfield Zoo Chicago is gearing up for a fall season featuring a mix of new and returning events

Nightly Interstate 290 detours begin Sept. 2 as bridge work starts

A union representing employees at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill remain uncertain as to what their future holds with the impending closure and rebuild of the prison.

A former Joliet police officer who was convicted of domestic battery in 2023 has been indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges.

Waiola Park in La Grange will get a significant upgrade next year thanks to a state grant the Park District of La Grange secured in January.

Army reservists were welcomed home to their base in Arlington Heights after a nine-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

A Will County judge found a defense motion for an alternate suspect in a Lockport case involving the homicide of a woman and her infant daughter too speculative to introduce to jurors at the upcoming trial.

Anyone with information the missing teen should contact Will County Sheriff’s Detective Josh Lane by phone at 815-727-8574, extension 4948

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees is seeking applicants willing to serve as a trustee until the April 2025 election

Five men have been charged with participating in a video gaming theft ring that stole more than $100,000 across numerous counties, including Cook, Will, Kane and Kendall.

A Washington man who police said was wanted on a Chicago homicide and a Cary woman were arrested Tuesday after an hourslong police search and standoff in Lake Barrington, officials said.

Tom’s Place has been a staple in downtown Lemont for three generations

Hinsdale Little League’s 12-under baseball team was eliminated from the Little League World Series on Sunday

Both parties in a Lockport double murder case are quarreling over allowing evidence of an alternate suspect at the trial.

Hinsdale has lost its first game in the Little League World Series

Shield 23 has raised nearly $300,000 since 2018 to help firefighters battle cancer.

The Illinois attorney general’s lawsuit against Salem Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center follows a $2 million default judgment issued against the Joliet facility on May 15 in a wrongful death lawsuit case.

Details of an alleged shooting at a Marengo restaurant last year emerge on the first day of a bench trial against the accused man, who was has a past conviction of murder in Cook County.

Violeta Lara, 18, was pronounced dead on Saturday afternoon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago where she had been hospitalized for her injuries from an Aug. 4 accident.

A Will County woman who once worked as a state revenue auditor allegedly purchased an Italian luxury vehicle with fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan funds to launder money.

Illinois public schools wishing to teach their students about the dangers of overdoses and substance use disorder now have a blueprint to do so from the state.

A Will County woman has been charged with defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program out of $41,665 while working for the Illinois Department of Revenue.

Three male Cook County juveniles accused of attempted vehicular hijacking in Downers Grove will be detained until at least their next court appearance, prosecutors said.

Country Jam will be held on Saturday at Gordon Park in La Grange

The League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area will sponsor a review of recent Supreme Court decisions on Sept. 17

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill on Tuesday that’s aimed at providing free identification cards to more people exiting correctional facilities in Illinois. 

Burr Ridge Police Chief John Madden will retire on Aug. 24

DuPage County public health experts are urging residents to take common-sense precautions to avoid mosquito bites after the county’s first 2024 human West Nile virus case was reported.

A DuPage County man was found guilty Wednesday of multiple felonies stemming from the sale of unserialized firearms and a machine gun conversion device to an undercover investigator, prosecutors said.

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Schaumburg Democrat, announced endorsements from a bipartisan coalition of 13 mayors and village presidents throughout the 8th Congressional District he represents.

A third suspect has been arrested on charges alleging he participated in the invasion of a Joliet residence under the guise of a police officer. Two other suspects have been jailed for months.

About 75 people from across northern Illinois who get there water or sewer from private utility Aqua Illinois say commerce commission should reject a proposed rate hike.

A Cook County man recently pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 years in prison for threatening multiple judicial officials in a series of phone calls in December.

The eight Democrats serving Chicago’s North, West and Northwest suburbs in Congress have considerably more campaign cash than their Republican challengers heading into the Nov. 5 election.

The U.S. Attorney's Office sent a "large quantity of discovery" to Will County prosecutors who are handling the Plainfield Township hate crime murder case against a landlord, court records show.

The League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area to hold fall kick off meeting.

The two men who suffered gunshot wounds at Pilcher Park in Joliet had a confrontation with each other, police said.

Cook County treasurer will send $22 million in automatic property tax refunds to more than 10,000 property owners

The complaints allege officials at a Chicago juvenile detention center “implemented systematic and unconstitutional strip searches of juvenile inmates” at the juvenile jail and those searches “provided the opportunity” for sexual abuse of minors.

A former Woodstock man is accused of exploiting and sexually abusing a child he knew over a five-year period; the defendant was in McHenry County jail Friday while he awaits trial.

Chicago-area U.S. Reps. Sean Casten and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia on Friday added their voices to the growing chorus of Democrats calling for President Joe Biden to end his reelection campaign

Bookfield Zoo Chicago has a $500 million plan to redesign nearly half the campus and expand its role in conservation science and research.

A federal appeals court reversed the dismissal of a privacy intrusion claim lodged by a Joliet police officer. A federal judge criticized the search warrant for the officer's phone that was signed by a Will County judge.