The Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival is Sept. 6-7, and the DuPage Comic Con is Sept. 6 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds.

A 3-year-old child who was ran over by a lawnmower Saturday near Cary remains in critical, but stable condition, officials report.

Kankakee fell 33-12 to Nazareth at home in the week 1 game on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.

Two national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Cook County’s ban on assault-style weapons.

Cantigny Park in Wheaton will host live music in its beer garden Aug. 28-29, and The Last Fling is Aug. 29-Sept. 1 in downtown Naperville.

Two years after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail, the Trump administration is threatening to revoke federal funding from local and state governments that allow cashless bail.The Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice condemned the action.

Two days before police found Mackenzi Felmlee gasping for breath at the bottom of the stairs, her caseworker noted the foster mother told her the girl was “struggling.”

The Park District of La Grange will host the grand opening of the newly renovated Waiola Park at 4 p.m. on Sept. 3.

Kendra Van Kempen, children’s services associate at the La Grange Public Library, recently received the Illinois Library Association Youth Services Achievement Award.

The West End Arts Festival will be held Sept. 6-7 in La Grange.

A Cook County judge on Friday announced an indictment against an Ogle County man who authorities say fatally shot his daughter-in-law last month outside a Schaumburg hotel.

Hosted by the Lemont High School Educational Foundation, the Taste of Lemont will be held from 5 to 11 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Metra Lot in downtown Lemont.

A federal indictment accused four business owners from Will, Cook and DuPage counties of fraudulently obtaining about $2.8 million from COVID-19 pandemic relief programs.

The DuPage County Fairgrounds will also host the ESCONI Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show Aug. 23.

Severe thunderstorms with the risk for damaging winds and even tornadoes could hit northern Illinois on Monday afternoon and evening, the National Weather Service warned.

For many first-time buyers, the idea of purchasing a home can feel overwhelming, especially when navigating mortgages, credit scores and down payments.

Illinois saw 142 tornadoes in 2024. With weather teams stretched thin because of federal budget cuts, forecasters warn the next storm might slip through the cracks

A Crest Hill man is facing more than 20 felony charges across two cases filed in Will County after he was accused of unlawfully possessing three handguns and baggies containing cocaine and fentanyl. 

Taste of Glen Ellyn is Aug. 14-17, while the Morton Arboretum in Lisle is hosting the Wine & Art Walk this weekend.

A former McHenry High School coach and teacher has been charged with possessing and sharing child sexual abuse material online, according to prosecutors and school officials.

The Illinois State Police say funds will go to 21 departments to help with enforcement details to remove guns from those "who pose a danger to the public or themselves."

Celebrate all things vegetarian at Veggie Fest Saturday at Danada South park in Wheaton.

An appellate court ruled a Tinley Park man convicted of murder in Will County should receive a new trial because a judge failed to sustain objections to prosecutors’ misstatements of critical evidence in the case.

At least two arrests were made following a gun bust operation in Will County where members of a Venezuelan transnational gang made an appearance, prosecutors said.

The pretrial provision of the SAFE-T Act could have kept a man in jail and potentially prevented the escalation that led to a Joliet woman’s murder, according to an advocate for domestic violence victims.

The Great Midwest Train Show is Sunday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds.

Lingering wildfire smoke is the reason for an air quality alert issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for a large portion of northern Illinois

Randolph County Coroner Tracy Vallett said Joseph Czuba, 73, died of natural causes while in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections.

A federal judge dismissed a racial discrimination lawsuit from a former Joliet police detective who claimed a former police chief conspired with another department to have him arrested on a domestic battery charge.

Hospitals in Chicago, the suburbs, and beyond made U.S. News & World Report’s list of best hospitals. They include four in Chicago, seven in greater Cook County, four in DuPage, three in Lake, one in Will and the hospitals in McHenry County

A 76-year-old man charged with killing his daughter-in-law Friday outside a Schaumburg hotel will remain behind bars while awaiting trial, a Cook County judge has ruled.

A Will County jury has found a South Chicago Heights man guilty of the 2023 first-degree murder of a Joliet woman

A 17-year-old Spring Grove girl died Thursday after visiting a Grayslake dental clinic, according to Cook County Medical Examiner's Office records.

A former Cook County sheriff’s deputy is running to become DuPage County’s next sheriff.

A 76-year-old Ogle County man fatally shot his daughter-in-law during a wedding at a Schaumburg hotel Friday because he was upset she planned to divorce his son, police said Sunday.

The Gorilla Conservation Center serves many roles for Brookfield Zoo Chicago.

A former Plainfield Township landlord who was convicted in February of the 2023 hate crime murder of a Muslim child has died, according to a Will County sheriff official.

An explosion destroyed a Berwyn gas station Thursday after downed power lines caused gas lines to explode

A Will County sheriff’s lieutenant who avoided charges over the fatal shooting of a hostage taker who surrendered to police has been fired following an internal investigation of the incident.

Explore the DuPage County Fair this weekend, and browse downtown Wheaton retailers during the first-annual sidewalk sales event.

Will County reached an $85,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit case that claimed county law enforcement violated Illinois sanctuary laws with the detention of an immigrant who was the key witness of a reckless homicide.

After almost a decade, Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza will not seek another term as the state’s chief financial officer.

Cantigny in Wheaton to host two French-themed events, Premier5 Card Show at DuPage Fairgrounds and more this weekend.

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees approved a $318 million budget for the current fiscal year, with one trustee abstaining and another voting against it out of financial concerns.

Illinois State Police Troop 3 conducted Roadside Safety Checks in Cook, DuPage, Kane, and Will counties in the first week of July.

Nearly 100 law enforcement personnel from across the state will bike to Northern Illinois University in DeKalb Saturday, their latest stop in an almost 400-mile bicycle journey across Illinois to honor their fallen comrades. Stops also in LaSalle, Kendall, Kane, DuPage counties

Bringing forth the freshest flavors of the season is the motivator at Bothwell Farms, offering its own retail locations in Manhattan and New Lenox, and delivering its produce to farmers markets in Will, Grundy and suburban Cook counties.

“Tropical Forests,” the new outdoor primate complex ushers in an era of transformation at Brookfield Zoo Chicago.

State and local governments may have to pick up the costs of feeding the hungry to make up for federal cuts, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten said Thursday during a roundtable discussion in Geneva.

A Wilmington neighborhood was ordered to shelter in place after a grenade was found Wednesday afternoon in a garage.