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Is this a good time to buy a car? Here's the fall outlook with tariffs here, EV tax credits gone

Is this a good time to buy a car? Here's the fall outlo...

Daily Herald, Oct 5, 2025 - 16:48

Auto manufacturers have been sucking up extra costs but that could change in 202...

Naperville Park District could ask voters for $135 million to build rec center, improve other sites

Naperville Park District could ask voters for $135 mill...

Daily Herald, Oct 5, 2025 - 16:48

The Naperville Park District could seek voter permission to issue $135 million i...

Food truck engulfed by flames on I-90 in Hoffman Estates

Food truck engulfed by flames on I-90 in Hoffman Estates

Daily Herald, Oct 5, 2025 - 16:48

A food truck caught fire Sunday morning on westbound I-90 near Hoffman Estates, ...

Rock Valley Credit Union opens new spot in DeKalb

Rock Valley Credit Union opens new spot in DeKalb

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 16:48

Rock Valley Credit Union opens new spot in DeKalb

Photos: Illinois Valley Photos of the Week for Sept. 28-Oct. 4

Photos: Illinois Valley Photos of the Week for Sept. 28...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 16:48

Take a look at some of the week’s best photos, captured by Illinois Valley photo...

“We pledge to never forget”: Kankakee County’s fallen firefighters, families honored at memorial

“We pledge to never forget”: Kankakee County’s fallen f...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 16:48

The 44th Kankakee County Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service honored the ultimat...

PHOTOS: Norge Ski Club Jumptoberfest

PHOTOS: Norge Ski Club Jumptoberfest

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 16:48

The annual Jumptoberfest brought ski jumpers from around the country to the Norg...

Crews respond to Philo field fire with heavy smoke Sunday afternoon

Crews respond to Philo field fire with heavy smoke Sund...

WCIA.com, Oct 5, 2025 - 16:48

PHILO, Ill. (WCIA) -- A dozen agencies responded to a field fire that broke out ...

Jewell's Jems: The G.I.F.T. Fitness Studio in Beverly

Jewell's Jems: The G.I.F.T. Fitness Studio in Beverly

WGN-TV, Oct 5, 2025 - 16:48

CHICAGO (WGN) — Ky Love, gym owner and fitness coach, joined the WGN Weekend Mor...

Photos: Huntley Farmers Market

Photos: Huntley Farmers Market

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 14:51

Summer-like weather lifted vendors and visitors at Huntley's Farmers Market Satu...

Photos: Princeton celebrates Halloween with downtown parade

Photos: Princeton celebrates Halloween with downtown pa...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 14:51

The City of Princeton held its Halloween parade on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in do...

Huntley Farmers Market thrives on unseasonably warm weather

Huntley Farmers Market thrives on unseasonably warm wea...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 14:51

Summer-like weather lifted vendors and visitors at Huntley's Farmers Market Satu...

Grant supports trumpet masterclasses, concerts by Stephen Hawk at IVCC

Grant supports trumpet masterclasses, concerts by Steph...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 14:51

A grant from the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation helped bring internat...

Taylorville man pleads guilty to meth charge, sentenced to prison

Taylorville man pleads guilty to meth charge, sentenced...

WCIA.com, Oct 5, 2025 - 14:51

TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) -- A Taylorville man has been sentenced to five years i...

AP Poll: Illinois up five spots before top-ranked test

AP Poll: Illinois up five spots before top-ranked test

WCIA.com, Oct 5, 2025 - 14:51

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- Illinois will host top-ranked Ohio State as the No. 17...

Kristi Noem slams ‘delusional’ Chicago mayor who let city become ‘war zone’ as Trump deploys National Guard

Kristi Noem slams ‘delusional’ Chicago mayor who let ci...

illinois | New York Post, Oct 5, 2025 - 13:24

"Let's remember that Mayor has a less than 6% approval rating in Chicago," the D...

City of Peoria to open historic time capsule from 1897

City of Peoria to open historic time capsule from 1897

CIProud.com, Oct 5, 2025 - 13:24

A time capsule from 1897, placed in the cornerstone of Peoria City Hall, will be...

DeKalb chamber welcomes Children’s Learning Center

DeKalb chamber welcomes Children’s Learning Center

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 13:24

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed the Children’s Learning Center ...

Lovina’s Amish Kitchen: Lovina shares the first column she penned

Lovina’s Amish Kitchen: Lovina shares the first column ...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 13:24

My mother penned the Amish Cook column for 11 years. I was a teenager at home wh...

Halloween Happenings from St. Charles Park District

Halloween Happenings from St. Charles Park District

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 13:24

Anyone with a talent for carving or decorating pumpkins won’t want to miss submi...

Illinois farm income a ‘real concern’

Illinois farm income a ‘real concern’

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 13:24

"I think the thing we talk about that kind of overarches everything right now is...

Photos: 44th Kankakee County Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service

Photos: 44th Kankakee County Fallen Firefighter Memoria...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 13:24

The 44th Kankakee County Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service honored the ultimat...

2 federally charged after woman allegedly rams CBP agents with her car

2 federally charged after woman allegedly rams CBP agen...

WGN-TV, Oct 5, 2025 - 13:24

CHICAGO (WGN) — A man and a woman were charged in federal court Sunday after U.S...

68-year-old woman dies in fatal scooter accident in Oregon, Illinois

68-year-old woman dies in fatal scooter accident in Ore...

Illinois News | MyStateline | WTVO, Oct 5, 2025 - 11:57

A woman is dead after her scooter was struck by a pickup truck in rural Oregon, ...

Red Cross of Illinois urges practicing fire escape plans for safety

Red Cross of Illinois urges practicing fire escape plan...

CIProud.com, Oct 5, 2025 - 11:57

The American Red Cross of Illinois is reminding people to test their smoke alarm...

Lake County sheriff's deputy, two others injured in Ingleside crash

Lake County sheriff's deputy, two others injured in Ing...

Daily Herald, Oct 5, 2025 - 11:57

Alcohol may have played a role in a three-vehicle crash that left a Lake County ...

Lockport crews puts out apartment fire

Lockport crews puts out apartment fire

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 11:56

The fire broke out Saturday morning on Ashley Court North in Lockport.

Kankakee restaurant offers Mexican food twist

Kankakee restaurant offers Mexican food twist

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 11:56

There is more to Mexican food than tacos and burritos and a new restaurant in do...

Yorkville church seeks donations for fall rummage sale

Yorkville church seeks donations for fall rummage sale

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 11:56

Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ will hold its spring rummage an...

Streator boys soccer captures second win, Fieldcrest football captures first: The Times Saturday Roundup

Streator boys soccer captures second win, Fieldcrest fo...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 11:56

Streator boys soccer and Fieldcrest football both earned victories, plus more in...

Sunday Brunch: Crab Cakes Benedict with The Perch in Wicker Park

Sunday Brunch: Crab Cakes Benedict with The Perch in Wi...

WGN-TV, Oct 5, 2025 - 11:56

CHICAGO (WGN) — Chef Dan Harris with The Perch in Wicker Park joined the WGN Wee...

Bravo reality star convicted, sentenced for DUI

Bravo reality star convicted, sentenced for DUI

WGN-TV, Oct 5, 2025 - 11:56

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD) – An alum of Bravo's "Southern Charm" was convicted and...

Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week: Dixon’s Brody Nicklaus

Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week: Dixon’s Brody Nicklaus

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 10:22

Dixon golfer Brody Nicklaus took fifth at the Big Northern Conference meet and s...

Letter: Laying blame is not the way to go

Letter: Laying blame is not the way to go

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 10:22

"Of course not one such murder is acceptable, but lies and laying blame only wor...

Explore haunted houses in northwest Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin

Explore haunted houses in northwest Illinois, Iowa and ...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 10:22

Northwest Illinois, eastern Iowa and southwest Wisconsin are home to frightfully...

Lockport to begin fall branch pickup this week

Lockport to begin fall branch pickup this week

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 10:22

To participate in this program, residents must place their branches at the edge ...

Forecast: Low to mid-80s with possible showers on the horizon

Forecast: Low to mid-80s with possible showers on the h...

WGN-TV, Oct 5, 2025 - 10:22

Chicagoland is expecting a warm and sunny weekend with a high of 85°F on Sunday,...

Listen: Kane County’s 5 most-read stories this week: Sept. 28-Oct. 4

Listen: Kane County’s 5 most-read stories this week: Se...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 08:53

Catch up on the week’s top Kane County news in minutes. Listen to the week’s 5 m...

‘Dessert and Dialogue’ discussion series set for Oct. 9 at Ellwood House

‘Dessert and Dialogue’ discussion series set for Oct. 9...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 08:53

The DeKalb County History Center will partner with the Ellwood House Museum to h...

Listen: DeKalb County’s 5 most-read stories this week, Sept. 28-Oct. 4

Listen: DeKalb County’s 5 most-read stories this week, ...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 08:53

Catch up on the week’s top DeKalb County news in minutes for the week of Sept. 2...

WEATHER NOW: Cooler temps on the way in the new week

WEATHER NOW: Cooler temps on the way in the new week

WCIA.com, Oct 5, 2025 - 08:53

A look at the forecast for the week ahead.

3 hospitalized after South Shore apartment fire

3 hospitalized after South Shore apartment fire

WGN-TV, Oct 5, 2025 - 08:53

CHICAGO (WGN) — Three people are in the hospital after an apartment fire on the ...

Mendota High Board approves 3-Year contract with Teachers’ Union

Mendota High Board approves 3-Year contract with Teache...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 07:47

The final contract will be signed at the board’s regular meeting on Oct. 20 and ...

Photos: Ottawa celebrates 38th annual Scarecrow Fest

Photos: Ottawa celebrates 38th annual Scarecrow Fest

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 07:47

The 38th annual Scarecrow Festival had many scarecrows on display Saturday, alon...

Listen: Sauk Valley’s 5 most-read stories this week, Sept. 29-Oct. 4

Listen: Sauk Valley’s 5 most-read stories this week, Se...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 07:47

Catch up on the week’s top Sauk Valley news for Sept. 29-Oct. 4 in minutes. Hear...

Listen: Illinois Valley’s 5 most-read stories this week, Sept. 28-Oct. 4

Listen: Illinois Valley’s 5 most-read stories this week...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 07:47

Catch up on the week’s top Illinois Valley news in minutes for Sept. 28-Oct. 4. ...

Smile! Janet’s Cooking: Selma Lagerlöf’s Lovely Cookies

Smile! Janet’s Cooking: Selma Lagerlöf’s Lovely Cookies

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 06:17

Column: Since many Scandinavians live in Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, and South...

Photos: Monster Mash Balloon Bash returns for 2nd year in Princeton

Photos: Monster Mash Balloon Bash returns for 2nd year ...

Shaw Media Local, Oct 5, 2025 - 04:46

The second-annual Monster Mash Balloon Bash returned to the Bureau County Fairgr...

EIU football rolls past Tennessee State

EIU football rolls past Tennessee State

WCIA.com, Oct 5, 2025 - 01:19

CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) -- Eastern Illinois football picked up a second straight...

WMBD Prep Sports Recap: Oct. 4, 2025

WMBD Prep Sports Recap: Oct. 4, 2025

CIProud.com, Oct 5, 2025 - 00:18

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A slate of state-ranked soccer teams took to the pitch Sat...