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Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet will be closing down its inpatient pediatric unit but will continue to provide emergency services for pediatric patients, Prime Healthcare said.

U.S. health officials on Tuesday said they would phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation’s food supply, potentially triggering an ingredients overhaul for scores of brightly hued products on American store shelves

Read the transcript from our latest Talk-Line podcast where Dixon Mayor Glen Hughes discusses business in Dixon, the city budget, potholes, a presentation from Tom Demmer and more.

Listen to our latest Talk-Line podcast where Dixon Mayor Glen Hughes discusses business in Dixon, the city budget, potholes and more.

As Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky decides whether to seek a 15th term, political newcomer Kat Abughazelah already is campaigning for Schakowsky's 9th District seat — and creating national buzz.

IMF warns of worsened U.S. and global growth amid Trump’s tariffs and uncertainty

Mendota’s new police chief is a city native who said he means for the police department to be his last professional stop.

The top leader for Joliet Township said the new food pantry for the Forest Park neighborhood represents more than food and shelter but a community of people looking out for one another. 

The public is invited as a citizens committee on Joliet's comprehensive plan meets at 11 a.m. at City Hall.

Neither the White House nor Hegseth denied that he had shared sensitive military details details in a second Signal chat, this time with his wife and brother

Mayor Terry D’Arcy will make a state of the city speech at a May 28 luncheon for the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother where he shared similar details of a March military airstrike against Yemen’s Houthi militants

The Joliet Township held a ribbon-cutting Monday for its renovated Forest Park Community Center Food Pantry at 1017 Woodruff Road, Joliet.

Read the transcript from our TALK-LINE interview featuring Illinois 37th District State Senator Li Arellano of Dixon.

The TALK-LINE interview for April 18 featured Illinois 37th District State Senator Li Arellano of Dixon discussing the most recent action taken up in the current legislative session.

More than 100 people from 34 counties became new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony in Joliet at the Rialto Square Theatre on Thursday.

Approximately 250 people carried signs criticizing the Trump administration.

In front of a generally friendly crowd in red McHenry County, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster explained Democrats’ “calculation” on whether to impeach President Donald Trump again.

Groups all over the country are rallying against the current administration for what they see are anti-democracy practices.

The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law

Members of the Downers Grove Village Council Tuesday lauded outgoing commissioners Danny Glover and Greg Hose who are stepping down from the council

State Sen. Rachel Ventura, D-Joliet, backing legislation that supports green infrastructure loans for municipalities and counties throughout Illinois.

Rialto gets $475,000, and Joliet Area Historical Museum gets $250,000.

Voters in Kankakee County this election determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townshi

Voters in Grundy County determined this election who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

The resolution approved Wednesday also pushes for predictable funding for public education.

With all ballots counted, the Batavia City Council is set to welcome some new faces beginning next term.

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, a Downers Grove Democrat who represents Illinois’ Sixth Congressional District, led the town hall Saturday, April 12, at Dixon’s Sauk Valley Community College to discuss concerns from Sauk Valley-area residents about national events.

The Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday tabled a vote on a proposed Joliet Catholic Academy on-campus stadium until June.

Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year

State Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel is asking the state to address concerns about high caseloads for special education teachers that can impact student care.

Voters in La Salle and Bureau counties this election determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

In mid-March, Lake County was informed that more than $3 million in federally earmarked funds were eliminated from the fiscal 2025 federal budget.

Bill in the Illinois Senate would create a statewide public defender’s office

The Streator Police Department will be purchasing four more Flock license plate reading cameras to be placed strategically at high traffic areas.

Trump hinted at moving to fire Powell, whose term does not expire until next year

Young volunteers who respond to natural disasters and help with community projects across the U.S. have been discharged as a result of the Trump administration’s campaign to shrink government workforce and services

Attorey for DR Horton says home building should start by June on new development off Essington Road in Joliet.

JCA officials say the school has held four community meetings in which stadium plans were discussed. The city's zoning board is slated to make final decision on permit on Thursday.

The south side of Ottawa contains some historically significant homes – several could crack the National Register of Historic Places – but not enough to declare South Bluff a historic district.

The portion of the garbage and sewer bill for Streator residents paying for garbage will increase by $5 per month beginning in May.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois hosted a naturalization ceremony in which 105 new citizens from 34 countries were sworn in as United States citizens at the Rialto Square Theater in Joliet on Thursday, April 17, 2025.

The exposure marks the eighth incident of staff hospitalization from drug exposure at the Thomson facility in the past 15 months

Read the transcript from our latest Talk-Line interview for April 16 featuring Shaw Local managing editor Charlene Bielema discussing Representative Eric Sorensen’s legislation concerning suicide prevention.

The Talk-Line interview for April 16 featured Shaw Local managing editor Charlene Bielema discussing area coverage of the criminal court and U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen’s legislation concerning suicide prevention

The Illinois House gave its approval to legislation that would give high school athletes a limited right to compete in non-school events or on non-school teams during the same season in which they play for their school

Judge warns of contempt proceedings against Trump administration for defying court orders

Stocks fell further after Powell’s remarks. The broad S&P 500 index dropped more than 2% in afternoon trading.

Besides the mayor, final tallies show only one newcomer will join the St. Charles City Council next month, pending final canvassing until April 22.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes