Lingering wildfire smoke is the reason for an air quality alert issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for a large portion of northern Illinois

A 64-year-old man thought he was arranging to meet a 16-year-old girl in Harvard for sex but found he was actually communicating with an undercover detective, prosecutors said.

A Cook County man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison Tuesday in connection to dozens of catalytic converters reported stolen between 2021 and 2022 in DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, authorities said

Illinois officials are urging people not to travel amid dust storm warnings across parts of the state, including much of the Chicago area.

After severe storms swept northern Illinois Thursday, the region faces increased fire risk and wind advisories Friday.

A tornado watch is in effect until 10 p.m. Thursday for most of northern Illinois, the National Weather Service reports.

The Trump administration is reported to be slashing a $56 million annual grant program for the training and distribution of Narcan, a nasal spray that is credited with saving lives from opioid overdoses.

The Illinois Department of Public Health has detected the first mosquitoes of the season to be positive with West Nile virus were found over the weekend in Rockford.

A felon pleaded guilty Monday to gun and drug charges related to a shooting in Harvard last year and was sentenced to six years in prison.

Catholic church leaders in Joliet and Rockford dioceses react to the passing of Pope Francis, who died early Monday morning.

A Waterman woman succumbed to her injuries after a car she was driving crashed and rolled over multiple times early Tuesday west of Hinckley, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.

SCORE Fox Valley Chapter has received the Illinois District 2025 Chapter of the Year Award and Central Region Chapter of the Year for an area covering eight states.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to a burglary in progress Saturday, March 15, in the area of U.S. 30 and Walton Road in rural Dixon, where two people were seen going in and out of a garage, authorities said in a news release.

A McHenry County Corrections Officer has died after a battle with brain cancer, a post from the sheriff’s office said.

Man also charged with driving on a suspended license.

State Reps. Brad Fritts, R-Dixon, and Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, were two of 118 sworn into office Wednesday. McCombie was named the House Minority Leader.

The top priorities for Fritts and McCombie include improving rural health care, implementing term limits for legislative leaders, cutting spending and opposing tax increases.

The first freezing temperatures of the seasons are expected to roll in Tuesday night and Wednesday morning for a large portion of northern Illinois, the Nation Weather Service reports.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources announces nearly $1 million for Natural Areas Stewardship grants.

The decision, issued by the Winnebago State’s Attorney’s Office, comes after a review of the events leading up to a June 12 gunfire exchange between the Ogle County Emergency Response Team and Jonathon Gounaris, a Lost Lake resident.

DeKalb, Ogle and Winnebago counties experienced the strongest straight line winds during the July 15 derecho that swept across northern Illinois, according to analysis of the event conducted by the National Weather Service.

Plea agreement had been reached in Eric Hentges’ Ogle County offense, which occurred March 4.

A springtime winter weather advisory has been issued for DeKalb, Lee, Ogle and McHenry counties through noon Wednesday, bringing with it a potential for two to four inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service.

Any private landowners with forests, from homeowners to farmers, can apply for the Improving Oak Ecosystem Health in the Great Lakes Region in Northeastern Illinois program until March 29.

Sycamore falls in girls basketball. That and more in Monday's roundup.

Weather officials have words of warning for those debating whether to travel today in northern Illinois: If at all possible, don’t do it.

Roads throughout northern Illinois Tuesday morning were seeing some of the early effects of a snow storm expected to drop up to a foot of snow in some areas today.

A heavy, wet snow is expected to begin falling Monday night for most of northern Illinois and last all day Tuesday, bringing with it almost a foot of snow in some areas and chances of freezing rain further south, forecasts show.

Lee, Ogle, Boone and Winnebago counties are now at high for COVID hospitalizations; severals others in the northern Illinois region have moved to medium.

Illinois state Rep. Tony McCombie’s winter clothing drive is accepting any winter gear like coats, hats, gloves or scarves in all sizes, from infant to adult.

A 24-year-old Harvard man was killed in a crash Saturday in Roscoe, according to a news release from the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office.

Cortland Elementary teacher Viviana Castillo longs to pursue a career that more closely aligns with the Bachelors degree in psychology she received a couple years ago from NIU. She's set to be part of a pilot program meant to address school psychologist shortages in Illinois.

The mother of a Harvard woman whose boyfriend killed her and hid her remains in a U-Haul storage locker called her daughter’s killer “a coward” before he was sentenced to 28 years in prison Friday.

Dry conditions, low humidity and strong winds have led to all of northern Illinois being placed under a red flag warning for “extreme fire behavior,” the National Weather Service said.

Eastern McHenry County remains under a severe thunderstorm warning until 9 p.m. along with Lake, Will, DuPage and Cook counties, and a tornado watch remains in effect until 10 p.m. northeastern Illinois

At 2:35 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch until 10 p.m. for most of northern Illinois and parts of Wisconsin

A Harvard man accused of striking officers while armed with an “AR-15 style rifle” now faces nine counts of armed violence, Class X felonies that if convicted of, can carry decades in prison, McHenry County court records show.

A severe thunderstorm system that could produce high winds and tornadoes is approaching northern Illinois.

An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for a woman accused of altering documents and stealing money from a Harvard packaging corporation, McHenry County court records show.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Loves Park resident accused of crashing a stolen car into a Crystal Lake house on Monday.

McHenry, Lake, Ogle, Winnebago and Boone counties could see 5 to 8 inches overnight in Saturday, the National Weather Service warned in a winter storm warning Friday.

A 17-year-old Rockford teen is accused of attempting to forcibly enter a Woodstock home and stealing a phone and earbuds while armed with a gun, McHenry County court records show.

The National Weather Service expects up to 8 inches of wet, heavy snow from a storm expected to hit starting Thursday.

An 18-year-old man accused of shooting at a man during an attempted car burglary in January outside Woodstock was being held in the Winnebago County jail Tuesday on unrelated charges, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.

Northern Illinois is forecasted to see significant icing Wednesday with McHenry, Winnebago and Boone counties under an ice storm warning that advises residents there not to travel.

A “potentially significant winter rain event" Wednesday afternoon and night that could lead to flooding was forecasted for northern and central Illinois and northwest Indiana, the National Weather Service said.

Commuting on Thursday could be tough as winter weather will be making its way into northern Illinois after midnight on Wednesday

A man, accused of delivering the fatal dose of fentanyl to a woman found dead in Woodstock last year, is now in custody at the McHenry County jail, the jail log shows.

A 25-year-old Ogle County man facing a federal sentence for possession of guns and drug trafficking is dead following a crash Monday morning on Interstate 39 in Winnebago County.

Snow isn’t through with northern Illinois yet, as another bout is expected Friday and a larger one with accumulation likely Saturday into Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.