Two people were found dead overnight Monday inside a vehicle parked with flashers on in Harvard, police said.

People came to the City Council meeting wanting answers on Joliet plans for Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park.

A 74-year-old woman is expected to survive getting struck by a vehicle outside a Joliet Walmart and the driver who hit her remains under investigation, police said.

Kohl’s store in Bradley is one of three in Illinois that will be powered by solar.

DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd confirmed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were in town Tuesday.

Vincent A. Williams, 32, of Plano, was taken into custody on Oct. 7 by the Plano police.

It’s been a week since married couple Holly Schmidt and Gary Schmidt were found dead in their Sycamore home, and loved ones are planning a public visitation at St. John Lutheran Church in their memory on Thursday.

The Yorkville Police Department announced online that they have completed their investigation into the death of Aiyana Williams, 16, who was first reported missing on June 16.

The contest is part of a series of activities the village is planning to celebrate the United States’ 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.

Meridian Community Unit School District #223 will move forward with state-mandated Health/Life Safety projects to improve existing facilities after a recent community-wide survey indicated a lack of support for a bond referendum at this time.

Area high school students are taking an opportunity to learn job skills for aviation through the Kankakee Area Career Center's program.

A home in Aurora was declared uninhabitable following a house fire that consumed the front porch before spreading into the first and second floors.

DeKalb-based Safe Passage, a nonprofit social service agency that supports those impacted by domestic violence, will host its annual Survivor Speak Out and Vigil tonight. More on that and other events in October for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Frank Lloyd Wright’s first prairie style home will be the site for an upcoming Halloween tea.

Hundreds of members of the Texas National Guard began setting up camp at a training site for the Illinois National Guard at 20612 Arsenal Road in Elwood on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. The guard is getting prepared for its deployment by the Trump administration to Chicago. https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/10/07/will-county-becomes-staging-area-for-texas-national-guard/

The Geneva City Council approved amendments to economic incentive agreements to the new owner of 214-218 and 220-222 W. State St. for improvements to those historic buildings.

The public is urged to drop off unwanted medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Geneva Police Department, 20 Police Plaza, Geneva, as it participates in National Drug Take-Back Day.

A person was found dead in their bed in a home in Woodstock Monday afternoon.

State Rep. Jason Bunting, R-Emington, and State Sen. Chris Balkema, R-Channahon, spoke Tuesday morning at the Streator Area Chamber of Commerce’s legislative breakfast at Evergreen Senior Living, addressing and providing updates on state issues and upcoming legislative priorities

A diabetes support group will meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at OSF Health Care’s Community Health Center, 111 Spring St., Streator.

Community Shoe Box, a DeKalb charity organization that aims to provide free shoes to all with no questions asked, has closed for good, its lead organizer announced.

Kankakee Community College nursing student Faith McCarthy is aiming to win the Face of Halloween Costume Contest, sponsored by the Starlight Children's Foundation.

The much-anticipated Yorkville Parks and Recreation App “My YPRD” has officially launched, designed to ease registering for programs and leagues online.

Cary Police Chief Patrick Finlon is retiring after 12 years of serving in the leadership role.

The $7 million pool would have featured diving boards, a water slide, 25-meter competition lanes and a capacity of 434 swimmers.

A Joliet man has been charged with threatening to come to Joliet City Hall with a handgun and shoot people, police said.

Dozens came together Monday in DeKalb to create a safe space for those impacted by domestic violence at Safe Passage’s annual domestic violence candlelight vigil. Among locals remembered were Sycamore couple Holly Schmidt and Gary Schmidt.

To address “mobility, safety and accessibility” concerns, the city of Yorkville is considering applying for a state grant to help fund gaps in sidewalks near Autumn Creek Elementary School.

Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie and state Rep. John M. Cabello are hosting a free paper-shredding event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Freeport.

The city is saying little about its plans for Bicentennial Park after the park manager was put on administrative leave.

The finishing touches were put on Prestwick Park Playground in Yorkville thanks to some extra helping hands.

More than 20 fire departments battled a brush fire in Beecher on Saturday afternoon.

The annual meeting of the Ogle County Fair Association will be 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in the Farm Bureau Auditorium, Pines Road, Oregon.

“Connecting Through a Lens” is the current exhibit at the Flagg Township Museum, with the collection of cameras of the late Truman Kester on display through October.

This fall, the Mt. Morris Performing Arts Guild will present Tapestry of Shadows, a theatrical tribute to Edgar Allen Poe. The show will consist of four of Poe’s most haunting works – The Raven, The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Tell-Tale Heart.

A 62-year-old Kankakee man was shot and killed late Friday in the 200 block of North Evergreen Avenue.

The Rochelle Police Department responded to a shots fired call on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, a Monday news release said.

Hill Avenue between Prospect and Lorraine streets in Wheaton will be closed from approximately Oct. 7 through Oct. 20,

Anthony Gulley, of Kankakee, agreed to plead guilty Thursday to the January 2023 killing of 47-year-old Randel Robinson II, of Kankakee, in Kankakee County Court.

The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office announced the results of its enhanced traffic enforcement efforts conducted between Oct. 1, 2024 and Sept. 30, 2025.

St. Charles residents are invited to apply to several open seats on local commissions, a board and a task force. Commission and task force members research and make recommendations on key issues, while boards manage specific services.

Twenty-one Plano High School juniors and seniors were commended by the board for their mentorship program for freshman and sophomore students.

A man in Joliet is expected to survive a gunshot wound to the groin, police said.

St. Charles motorists should avoid the downtown area this weekend as Scarecrow Weekend traffic is expected to cause significant delays from Oct. 8 through Oct. 12.

llinois Street between Wheaton Avenue and West Street will be temporarily closed during daytime hours Oct. 9-10 while a contractor performs sewer repair on this block.

DeKalb School District 428 has launched a community survey as it embarks on a search for a new superintendent, and district stakeholders are encouraged to weigh in.

A man accused of burglarizing a Harvard home - and discharging a weapon when the owners showed up - is already headed to prison for a separate residential burglary in another county, court records show.

Opulent Glow Studio in Yorkville celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce.

The city again will send shovelers to clear sidewalks for people who are elderly or disabled.

The new high-speed chargers are available for public use at any time or day 24/7 and can be paid through an app or with a card at the station.