Plans to redevelop Mars Wrigley’s candy factory on the West Side of Chicago have been met with fierce backlash – even though they were based on a concept developed with input from residents of ...

Blake Montgomery has quite a Christmas present ready for anyone willing to go with him on a journey. Montgomery has revived his award-winning production, “Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A ...

Gun owners in Illinois must take new steps in 2026 to secure their firearms in their homes, particularly when children are present. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 8, known as the Safe Gun ...

A Harwood Heights woman died Wednesday evening in an accident on the Tri-State Tollway. Sylvia Barranco, 55, a resident of the 4400 block of North Newcastle Avenue, died in a four-vehicle accident ...

If the kitchen and hearth are the heart of a home, then Benson Stone Co. is the heartbeat of countless Rockford area households. The family-owned company, a staple of Rockford’s business landscape, ...

CHICAGO — The Illinois Commerce Commission Wednesday sharply cut rate increases proposed by Nicor Gas and Ameren Illinois, slowing the speed of rising energy bills for customers in much of the state.

A Rockford garage and adjacent fence were damaged in a fire Friday evening. The detached, single-vehicle garage at 1723 Ohio Parkway sustained damage in the blaze, which started at 11:04 p.m. Friday.

A Rockford home sustained an estimated $100,000 in damage during a Thursday afternoon fire. Rockford firefighters were alerted to a residential structure fire shortly before 2:30 p.m. Thursday on the ...

Two men have been charged in connection with a fight in the parking lot of a Rockford Amazon facility. At 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Rockford police responded to a shots-fired call at the Merch by Amazon ...

PEORIA – An invoice for just under $48,000 was sent to Sangamon County Administrator Brian McFadden by Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins to cover overtime hours, meals, security infrastructure and ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has announced the implementation of Expedited Felony Review, an expansion of a pilot program that allows Chicago police officers to directly file ...

The Chicago Scots, Illinois’ first and oldest non-profit organization, is planning the 180 th annual St. Andrew’s Day Gala, “The Feast of the Haggis,” at 5 p.m. Dec. 6. Never missing a year – even ...