7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (344+ words) The Texas National Guard has departed Illinois, ending a futile 41-day deployment in which its soldiers spent less than 24 hours working in support of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation mission. The troops, who had been living at a U.S. Army Reserve…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (567+ words) For Aurora resident Pam Pingleton, the opening of the midweek Aurora Farmers Market on Wednesday was a great thing. “This market is right by me. I live on the West Side and this is very convenient,” she said as she…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (32+ words) Enter the oasis. Unlike any other roadside stop in the United States, the over-the-highway pit-stop allowed weary travelers to do all these things and watch the divided highway below....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (623+ words) Illinois consumers may again be hit with double-digit-percentage increases in the prices of health insurance plans sold on the state’s Obamacare exchange for next year. For 2027, the state’s largest health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, is proposing…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (326+ words) Aurora resident Stacy Lorenz said the only way to start the holiday with her family is to come to the annual Fourth of July parade in downtown Aurora. “We have been here for nearly the past 10 years. It’s not the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (445+ words) The Aurora area continues to clean up as strong storms have hit the region over the past few days. The city of Aurora’s Public Works Department and Street Maintenance Division are continuing to lead recovery efforts following multiple rounds of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1075+ words) Illinois’ tick season may be starting earlier, lasting longer and creeping into new corners of the state, scientists and researchers say. Milder winters and earlier springs are helping ticks survive in greater numbers, while doctors report earlier cases of tick-borne…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (792+ words) Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch on Wednesday called on a Democratic lawmaker from Plainfield accused of improper conduct to resign from the General Assembly after an internal investigation revealed what Welch said were “clear patterns” of behavior that are…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (917+ words) More than a dozen new laws take effect in Illinois on Wednesday, touching everything from transportation and education to prisons and liquor licenses. The spending plan also shifts $12.5 million per month for one year from the state’s separate 6.25% sales tax…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (415+ words) Three free World Cup watch parties are planned at RiverEdge Park in Aurora, with the first event set for Tuesday evening, organizers said. The watch parties, sponsored by the city of Aurora and RiverEdge Park, will be held for the…...