The annual Herscher Labor Day Celebration kicks off Saturday and activities run through Monday, highlighted by the Grand Parade at 10:30 a.m.

The I-57 Access Study is looking at an area bounded by Wilmington-Peotone Road (south), Manhattan-Monee Road (north), U.S. Route 45 (west) and one mile east of IL Route 50 (east).

As part of Yorkville's annual Hometown Days Festival, with events running from Thursday to Sunday in Beecher Park, Friday Night belongs to the Swifties.

The Ruby Street bridge in downtown Joliet will reopen Sept. 10 followed by Cass Street bridge closing into late 2026.

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The Kane County Cougars are hoping their Pope Leo XIV bobblehead giveaway Thursday will put a couple extra angels in the outfield.

Kankakee police made two arrests Tuesday related to an Aug. 7 shooting of a mother and her son in the 200 block of Crestlane Drive.

A Cortland man who appeared in front of a judge Wednesday with his head bandaged has been charged with a hate crime following a bloody attack in DeKalb that police said was provoked by the man yelling racial slurs.

U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children

A public-access outdoor fitness court by Kankakee High School is anticipated to be complete by early November.

The crash occurred at approximately 8 a.m. near Raynor Avenue along I-80 and involved three vehicles, according to state police.

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Alan Hanke of Crystal Lake - due to be sentenced next week in an $8 million Ponzi scheme - is trying to withdraw his guilty plea to defrauding the McHenry American Legion.

A Plano resident was charged with eight felony counts of aggravated DUI and taken into custody by the Plano Police Department following a car crash in June resulting in four passengers being transported to local hospitals with serious injuries.

An unidentified driver died Tuesday, Aug. 26 after a rollover crash Tuesday in St. Charles Township.

A DeKalb man who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs when he rear-ended a DeKalb County sheriff’s vehicle, killing deputy Christina Musil, was sentenced by a judge Tuesday to 14 years in prison.

A California man is facing charges for allegedly attempting to scam a Huntley man out of $25,000 with a fraudulent email, police say.

A house in the 700 block of South Wall Street in Kankakee was struck by gunfire early Monday morning.

More than three decades have passed since the disappearance and death of Tammy Jo Zywicki, an Iowa college student, last seen after her car broke down on Interstate 80 near La Salle. Her case remains unsolved.

A Rock Falls man has been sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to separate Whiteside County cases that accuse him of recklessly shooting a firearm in May 2024 and possessing meth

After winning $200,000 on an Illinois Lottery scratch-off ticket from a Jewel-Osco in Oswego, Clarence Neuenkirchen, a grandfather from Montgomery, couldn’t wait to tell his wife.

Kankakee police investigated two separate suspected robberies of two pizza delivery drivers approximately two hours apart Saturday.

Elgin Republican Cody Holt announced he’s seeking the nomination for the 33rd state Senate district, a seat currently held by Don DeWitte, R-St. Charles.

Nathan P. Sweeney, 45, of DeKalb, was sentenced to 14 years in prison Tuesday, at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore, for driving under the influence of drugs and causing the March 2024 crash that killed DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil.

The TALK-LINE interview for Aug. 25 featured Morrison Community Hospital podiatrist Dr. David Yeager discussing his experience and work with MCH, helping numerous patients get back on their feet with foot and ankle treatments

Clifton Baptist Church is hosting an autumn fest and craft show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept. 13 behind the church, 390 S. Forest in Clifton.

The sentencing of Kevin Johnson in the 2020 murder of Charles "Charlie" Baird was delayed once again following an extended hearing on Monday.

According to an investigation by the Illinois State Police, the motorcyclist was traveling south on Illinois Route 47 and hit a semi-trailer truck that was traveling north on Route 47.

Decision made Monday cites three incidents and previous 75-day suspension. The termination was recommended by Joliet Police Chief William Evans in December.

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Bradley police said Kan-Comm 911 dispatch center received a pair of calls from an unknown subject who made threats toward Bradley East Elementary School and a Kankakee school early Monday morning.

A motorcycle club recently raised hundreds of dollars for the Sycamore chapter of Project Fire Buddies, a nonprofit that helps families with children battling illness.

A McHenry woman accused of stabbing a man with a steak knife was detained in McHenry County jail while awaiting trial on battery charges.

The plan to provide downtown visitors with at least two hours of free street parking goes into effect on Labor Day.

After decades of serving the community, a fundraising effort has been launched to save the Plano American Legion Post 395 from closing its doors for good.

Raul Ortega-Jaime, of Pembroke Township, was arrested by Kankakee police for allegedly being in possession of a loaded firearm Saturday.

Two people died and one was seriously injured after two cars collided with each other and then both struck a nearby home near Harvard and the Illinois-Wisconsin.

Authorities responded to a domestic disturbance in an Algonquin neighborhood Sunday evening, resulting in a heavy police presence and an arrest, officials said.

Kankakee County is encouraging drivers, bicyclists, walkers, and other travelers to take a brief online survey that will help shape future roadway safety improvements in the Kankakee County region.

If he wants to make the city safer, Johnson said, Trump should restore $158 million he cut in violence-prevention programs for cities such as Chicago.

The 122nd Will County Fair roared to life in Peotone as carnival rides, live bands, fair food and various engines in the grandstands entertained from Aug. 20 - 24.

To accommodate the work, some of Kendall County‘s operations starting in January were temporarily relocated to the Kendall County Courthouse on John Street. Affected departments include the treasurer’s office, the assessor’s office and the planning, building & zoning office.

The two-vehicle collision occurred on Interstate 355 near Lemont early Sunday morning.

Hearing the projected $100 million in utility taxes at full build-out for the 1,037 acre Project Cardinal data center in Yorkville is drastically over-calculated, has neighboring residents saying the noise pollution is not worth it.

The seven-mile project starts Monday and is expected to be completed in late October.

Kane County Board Chair Corinne Pierog will give a “State of Kane County Address” at a breakfast event in September.

For decades, Sterling teacher Fern Shore donated what she could to Hope for Haitians to build homes there. The organization said Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, that Shore, prior to her death at 101 last fall, bequeathed $220,000 in McDonald's stock to the organization.

The “memorandum of understanding” creates access and opportunity for high school students across the Diocese of Joliet to enroll at USF in Joliet, according to a release announcing the agreement.

The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting on a preliminary engineering and environmental study for potential improvements to Interstate 57 in Will County.

Graham's Fine Chocolates and Ice Cream, 302 S. Third St., Geneva, the company is hosting its 35th annual Wine & Chocolate Tasting during Festival of the Vine, Sept. 5-7.