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 ...

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 ...

Feathered gobblers are much more than the center of customers’ holiday meals for Renee Koster and her family at Windsweep Farm in Lee County. For Koster, turkeys are the curious creatures that greet ...

Getting better test results starts with getting more students in desk seats. Chronic absenteeism is an issue for many area school districts, affecting everything from test scores to student stress.

The 24 th edition of The One of a Kind Holiday Show returns to the seventh floor of The Mart from Thursday through Dec. 7. Featuring selections of original work from more than 600 artists, designers ...

PEORIA — The Peoria County Board has approved a $174.2 million budget for fiscal year 2026, which includes $31.7 million for capital projects, including $3.5 million in pre-construction services to ...

The Illinois State Police Special Operations Group conducted an interdiction and crime suppression detail in northern Illinois. The detail was from Nov. 17 though Tuesday in honor of Trooper Brian ...

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 ...

While some of their teachers and administrators flocked to Las Vegas, select Chicago Public School students didn’t get left by the curb when it came to travel. Nine of the 10 highest-priced CPS ...

CHICAGO — Illinois driver’s licenses and identification cards will officially enter the digital realm this week. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Tuesday that people will now have the ...

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth has fired a staffer accused of misrepresenting himself as an attorney and falsifying an official form to visit and secure the release of a Staunton restaurant owner detained ...

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Wednesday, Nov. 19, with the two discussing the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration raids and the governor formally inviting ...