19+ hour, 27+ min ago   (756+ words) Illinois will receive $193 million for each of the next five years to expand health care access for the approximately 1.9 million people in rural areas " or about $101 annually for every rural Illinoisan. The money comes from the $50 billion federal Rural Healthcare…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (269+ words) An old factory in Aurora is getting a new life. The Pratt Building is slated to become the largest operations hub for recycling company TerraCycle. The company operates in 20 countries. The building, which is nearly the size of two football…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (172+ words) The Illinois Valley Food Pantry is officially open for business in its new building at 4133 Progress Blvd. in Peru. The first food distribution from the Pantry's new home will be from 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1. According to a news release, a ribbon-cutting…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (739+ words) At Malta Elementary School in DeKalb, Stephanie Schmitt guides one of her students through a speech lesson. She's a speech-language pathologist. "Oh, let's make it a little harder," she says to the student. "Do you like to play in the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (483+ words) Mexican Independence Day is next week, Sep. 16, and many groups across the Chicagoland are postponing or canceling their celebrations out of fear that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will show up. The City of Aurora made a different choice.Over the…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1516+ words) President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans earlier this month curtailed federal tax incentives for the solar energy industry and for individuals and companies that purchase solar panels. The move sent shockwaves through the industry nationwide, pulling key incentives for major…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (371+ words) A billion-dollar project to stop invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes is back on after a nearly three month pause. Earlier this week, the Trump administration assured Illinois and Michigan it would prioritize the project and fund its part....

9+ mon, 4+ day ago   (620+ words) This past weekend, there were protests against the Trump administration across the country. That includes several in northern Illinois in places you may not expect. WNIJ's Peter Medlin reports" Steps away from the Fox River in Yorkville, Illinois, over 300 people…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1811+ words) The League of Women Voters of Aurora Area held a city mayoral candidate forum earlier this month. The candidates are incumbent Mayor Richard Irvin and Alderman John Laesch. The last day to vote is April 1. Irvin: I'm born and raised…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (278+ words) Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 11 of his counterparts in urging the State Department to halt changes that would require ID documents such as passports and visas to match an applicant's sex at birth rather than the applicant's gender identity....