News and information about New Year's Day in northern Illinois
The babies were born at Morris Hospital, Silver Cross Hospital andUChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook.
Theodore Barns, the second child for Heather and John Barnes, of Crystal Lake, was the first baby born in 2024 at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital, coming into the word at 11:35 a.m.
During these last days of the year, additional law enforcement will be patrolling Illinois roads for impaired driving, seat belt, speeding, distracted driving and other traffic laws.
There are daytime programs throughout the Joliet area for families, and adults to celebrate the new year and welcome in 2024.
A Big Rock couple welcomed a baby boy to ring in the new year at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva, the first baby born at the hospital in 2023.
The new year came a little early for kids Friday during a celebration at the Geneva Public Library.
Bruce Biermann, 70, of Byron, died at SwedishAmerican Hospital after being transported there for treatment following a one vehicle crash.
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