A Sauk Valley community action group flipped the script Saturday afternoon by focusing on love instead of anger at its rally against the Trump administration. About 100 people gathered outside the Grandon Civic Center in Sterling.

The clsoure of a two-block section of the street has been pushed back to March 2 and 3.

An affirmative defense is when the defendant introduces evidence that negates criminal liability or civil liability, even if it is proven that the defendant committed the alleged acts, according to Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute.

The event organized by the Office of the Will County Executive offers a morning of family activities during the day off from school on Feb. 16.

Many serious and fatal crashes have occurred at this intersection in Beecher.

Joliet Junior College board may consider a tuition increase at next Wednesday’s meeting. It’s not yet publicly clear what the college administration has proposed for the board.

Michael C. Montero, 35, of Lake in the Hills is accused of sexually assaulting two children.

Competing for customers in a market crowded with competitors isn’t anything new for Horacio Leon, one of the co-founders of Azul Cantina, Sterling’s newest Mexican restaurant. 

A fascination with history and Frank Lloyd Wright served as the inspiration for the unique marriage proposal of a couple at the B. Harley Bradley House.

No injuries were reported in an attic fire Saturday in a home near McHenry.

A Harvard 18-year-old accused of strangling and sexually assaulting a woman after she “crashed out” has been detained in McHenry County jail pretrial.

The property assessment equalization factor, commonly called the “multiplier,” is used to ensure uniform property assessments among Illinois counties, as required by state law.

‘It’s beautiful. It feels like the most American thing,’ a Bolingbrook High School student protester said on Friday as she joined hundreds of students at the school in walking out to march against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.

Oswego East High School freshman Olivia Benitez organized a student walkout on Friday against the actions of Immigrant and Custom Enforcement agents.

Lockport has approved plans for a new Dunkin Donuts building at 159th Street and Farrell Road.

Two children are in critical condition and a Pembroke Township woman arrested following a single-vehicle crash Friday.

Dixon’s Preston-Schilling Funeral Home will nearly double its space when it moves to a former daycare building off Franklin Grove Road in Dixon. The move is expected by the end of February or early March.

On this episode of Talk Line, host Brandon Clark chats with Ryan Zeshee, founder of ZOWA Live wrestling in Rock Falls. The pair talk about ZOWA's origins, what it takes to put on live wrestling matches and more. 

A prosecutor said Friday that a Huntley man viewed and shared more than 37,000 images and videos of “the most violent” sexual abuse of children, some as young as toddlers.

About 200 Kankakee High School students participated in a walkout just after 12:30 p.m. Friday in protest of national immigration policies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of a single-vehicle crash that injured an Amboy man Thursday.

About 200 Kankakee High School students participated in a walkout in protest of national immigration policies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. See photos from the march.

More students from schools across McHenry County walked out of class Friday to protest the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Several hundred Bolingbrook High School students protested against the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities across the country on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. Students walked out of school to march through the streets.

Executive at open house says Joliet Technology Center could be on special March 5 agenda for Plan Commission with City Council vote to follow.

An arrest has been made in the 2024 fatal shooting of 29-year-old Elijah J. Robinson, Kankakee police said Friday.

The city has issued a call for performers, instructors and more to sign up for programming being developed for 2026.

Northern Illinois University students protested against ICE Friday in front of the DeKalb Police Department on Lincoln Highway.

City Administrator Bart Olson said the last bids for the large construction project should open in the middle of March. He said after that, the city should know around 99% of the project’s official total costs.

The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office announced it is conducting an independent review into allegations that “excessive force” was used by the Aurora Police Department during a student walkout protest on Feb. 9 against federal immigration arrests.

A Round Lake Beach man is accused of purposely driving his car into the garage of a Crystal Lake home and damaging a Crystal Lake business Thursday night, causing approximately $135,000 in damage, authorities said.

Village of Bourbonnais officials will host an interactive workshop Thursday, Feb. 19 for the final round of public input for the development of the Riverfront Park Master Plan.

On today's episode of Talk Line, host Brandon Clark speaks with Jim Grot and Jazmin Martinez from Sauk Valley Community College. The pair share news about the Amboy Clipper Challenge, the Explore Sauk! and CTE Open House events, and much more.

The service will be held at 10 a.m. at New Life Lutheran Church 249 N. Bolingbrook Drive in Bolingbrook.

Inflation dropped to 2.4% in January compared with a year earlier, down from 2.7% in December and not too far from the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. Core prices, which exclude the volatile food and energy categories, rose 2.5% in January from a year ago

The City Council on Wednesday passed all measures needed for Yorkville School District 115 to continue developing plans for the property, west of the current high school campus and north of River Road.

A Joliet man is accused of stomping on the stomach of a pregnant woman, who had stabbed him with a screwdriver to stop his assault of another man, police said.

Yet another new name will be entering the Kankakee County coffee shop market.

The United Way of Greater McHenry County lost a major sponsor years before corporate owners indicted in January.

“It was a big year of change,” said OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine President Jackie Kernan when reflecting on the Catholic health system's Jan. 1, 2025, takeover of KSB Hospital in Dixon.

A Marengo man has been charged for the fourth time since 2024 with public indecency involving lewd exposure, according to court records and police.

On this episode of Talk Line, local marathon runner Sandy Lightner reflects on her incredible journey of running marathons in all 50 states and looks ahead to Tokyo, where she’ll achieve one of the most elite milestones in running — completing a marathon on every continent.

A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for using the dark web and Facebook to distribute methamphetamine, authorities said.

Jacque Herrera, GM for Joliet NASCAR track that bring back racing this summer, is among four panelists slated for the March 5 panel discussion and luncheon.

Visit Kankakee County, the region tourism organization, has named its new executive director.

Parents and some local elected officials called out the financial management of Joliet Public Schools District 86 after a vote to close A.O. Marshall Elementary School.

Kendall County officials on Tuesday celebrated the completion of a $9.9 million renovation of the Kendall County Office Building in downtown Yorkville.

Warehouse Pollution Reduction Act described as 'first in the nation' would monitor and regulate warehouse pollution across Illinois.

Joliet police have charged a homeless man with several counts of theft and weapons charges following an investigation into a series of vehicle burglaries.

The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressive move by the president to roll back climate regulations