3+ day, 22+ min ago   (381+ words) (The Center Square) – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office says it is unacceptable that Cook County Judge John Lyke threatened to jail two deputies who raised security concerns over the judge’s decision to allow contact between a defendant charged with murder…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (358+ words) There is a specific kind of stupid that only happens with expensive cars. Nobody looks twice at a Corolla missing its plates. Park a six-figure Rolls-Royce outside an Italian place in the south suburbs with bare bumper brackets, and you…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (280+ words) Illinois has experienced an unprecedented year for severe weather, with the state tallying more tornadoes than any year in history. And now, another extreme weather record has been officially broken. A hailstone measuring 6.6 inches in diameter found in Kankakee, Illinois,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (434+ words) (The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has repeated his call for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker or Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to call him for help after 41 people were shot and three were killed in the city last weekend. The president…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (159+ words) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - University of Illinois Athletics will host a 9/11 Memorial Climb to commemorate 25 years since the attacks and honor the lives lost. According to U of I Athletics, the southeast and southwest gates of Gies Memorial Stadium will open at…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (463+ words) A partial lunar eclipse is set to take over the skies of North America just two weeks after the recent solar eclipse. The celestial event will be visible across the United States this month and is set to coincide with…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago   (42+ words) The judge entered a protective order for the victim’s family against Aurora Police Department officer Matthew Neely on Monday, Aug. 17. The judge entered a protective order for the victim's family against Aurora Police Department officer Matthew Neely on Monday, Aug....

4+ week, 16+ hour ago   (336+ words) Illinois state law limits trains from blocking railroad crossings for more than 10 minutes, but exceptions and a 2008 court ruling limit enforceability. Illinois state law says trains can’t block a railroad crossing for more than 10 minutes, but significant exceptions and a…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago   (1692+ words) A headline about a secret Illinois canyon you can only reach by guided boat sounds like the kind of hidden gem every traveler wants to find. But when you stack that claim against official park information, the details start pulling…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1702+ words) Somewhere in central Illinois, a short loop trail puts you right next to a living prairie wetland without requiring a long hike or serious gear. The Litchfield Wetland Management District, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, offers a 0.17-mile…...