Illinois

Billboard for Proud Boys hate group removed in southern Illinois after public pressure

Billboard for Proud Boys hate group removed in southern...

WGLT, Aug 19, 2025 - 19:00

The sign came down a day after the Clinton County Board passed a non-binding res...

Skyglow is erasing the stars, but smarter outdoor lighting can help bring the night back

Skyglow is erasing the stars, but smarter outdoor light...

IPM Newsroom, Aug 19, 2025 - 19:00

Illinois Newsroom - Americans are losing their starry views to light pollution. ...

Illinois launches program to eliminate college applications

Illinois launches program to eliminate college applicat...

Illinois News | MyStateline | WTVO, Aug 19, 2025 - 19:00

Illinois has launched the "One Click, College Admit" program, which eliminates t...

Illinois State Police share child safety tips to prevent hot car deaths

Illinois State Police share child safety tips to preven...

CIProud.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 19:00

The Illinois State Police have shared tips on how to keep children safe in hot c...

Canadian cold front to bring fall weather to central Illinois this weekend and next week

Canadian cold front to bring fall weather to central Il...

CIProud.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 19:00

Peoria, Ill. -- After our last bought of dangerous heat and humidity, if you wer...

Baltimore shipping channel reopened after explosion on cargo ship near site of 2024 bridge collapse

Baltimore shipping channel reopened after explosion on ...

CIProud.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 19:00

BALTIMORE (AP) — Investigators on Tuesday were trying to determine what caused a...

New Lenox woman reported losing $37,560 to bitcoin-related phone scam

New Lenox woman reported losing $37,560 to bitcoin-rela...

Shaw Media Local, Aug 19, 2025 - 19:00

A New Lenox woman said she was persuaded by a caller claiming they’re from a fed...

Person killed by freight train in Elburn not yet identified

Person killed by freight train in Elburn not yet identi...

Shaw Media Local, Aug 19, 2025 - 18:59

Kane County investigators are still working to identify the remains of a pedestr...

Yorkville, Plano and Oswego dodge the worst of last night’s storms

Yorkville, Plano and Oswego dodge the worst of last nig...

Shaw Media Local, Aug 19, 2025 - 18:59

While the storms brewed overhead, the Yorkville and Plano area was able to weath...

La Salle Council approves redevelopment of former public works site

La Salle Council approves redevelopment of former publi...

Shaw Media Local, Aug 19, 2025 - 18:59

A coffee shop, sales office and climate-controlled self-storage unit will be com...

New Illinois program streamlines college admissions process for students

New Illinois program streamlines college admissions pro...

WCIA.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 18:59

ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Graduating college is a huge accomplishment. But before you g...

Decatur gearing up for Farm Progress Show

Decatur gearing up for Farm Progress Show

WCIA.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 18:59

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — We're only one week away from the nation's largest outdoo...

Decatur man facing child porn charges now charged with sexual abuse

Decatur man facing child porn charges now charged with ...

WCIA.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 18:59

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) -- A Decatur man already facing charges of possessing child...

Southern Illinois man poses as lawn care worker, steals $330K from elder

Southern Illinois man poses as lawn care worker, steals...

WGN-TV, Aug 19, 2025 - 18:59

A Southern Illinois man admitted to stealing $330,000 from an elder in a scheme ...

COVID-19 vaccinations for young children: Why some doctors disagree with the CDC

COVID-19 vaccinations for young children: Why some doct...

WGN-TV, Aug 19, 2025 - 18:59

The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends vaccines for children age...

Family of 22-year-old killed in hit-and-run seeks justice through day of action in Little Italy

Family of 22-year-old killed in hit-and-run seeks justi...

WGN-TV, Aug 19, 2025 - 18:59

The family and friends of Marcela Herrera, who was killed in a hit-and-run on th...

Peoria man indicted for attempted robbery

Peoria man indicted for attempted robbery

CIProud.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 17:46

Nathan D. Webb, 34, was indicted on one count of attempted aggravated robbery af...

Peoria man could get 30 years for armed robbery at local mart

Peoria man could get 30 years for armed robbery at loca...

CIProud.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 17:46

Ashten Bean, 28, of Peoria, faces up to 30 years in prison for allegedly robbing...

Frohes Oktoberfest! Benedictine University to host new festival

Frohes Oktoberfest! Benedictine University to host new ...

Daily Herald, Aug 19, 2025 - 17:46

Benedictine University will ensure Oktoberfest season is off to a rousing start ...

West Dundee to charge residents with lead water service lines part of the replacement cost

West Dundee to charge residents with lead water service...

Daily Herald, Aug 19, 2025 - 17:46

People who have West Dundee replace their lead or galvanized pipe water-service ...

MINUTES WITH THE MAYOR: August 19

MINUTES WITH THE MAYOR: August 19

Muddy River News, Aug 19, 2025 - 17:46

Kelly Japcon, human resources director for the City of Quincy, talks to Ashley C...

QPS budget on track this year, says Chief of Business Operations

QPS budget on track this year, says Chief of Business O...

Muddy River News, Aug 19, 2025 - 17:46

QUINCY–The Quincy Public School Board finance committee got an encouraging updat...

Reddick Library in Ottawa schedules storytimes, crafts, and clubs for the week of Sept. 1

Reddick Library in Ottawa schedules storytimes, crafts,...

Shaw Media Local, Aug 19, 2025 - 17:46

Reddick Public Library District in Ottawa announced the schedule of events for t...

170th Bureau County Fair returns with concerts, quilt tributes, free admission Sunday

170th Bureau County Fair returns with concerts, quilt t...

Shaw Media Local, Aug 19, 2025 - 17:46

The Bureau County Fair, Illinois’ longest running fair, returns to the fairgroun...

Wheaton coffee house owner opens The Kilns Co-working & Social House

Wheaton coffee house owner opens The Kilns Co-working &...

Shaw Media Local, Aug 19, 2025 - 17:46

The owner of My Half of the Sky coffee shop has opened The Kiln, a co-working an...

Bears training camp: Theo Benedet believes he’s put himself in contention for left tackle job

Bears training camp: Theo Benedet believes he’s put him...

Shaw Media Local, Aug 19, 2025 - 17:46

Chicago Bears offensive lineman Theo Benedet might've been overlooked for the st...

Sterling man found not guilty of unlawful restraint, battery in 2023 case

Sterling man found not guilty of unlawful restraint, ba...

Shaw Media Local, Aug 19, 2025 - 17:46

After about 3 1/2 hours of deliberation Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, a Whiteside Cou...

Former Champaign entertainment producer sentenced to 20 years for child sex crime

Former Champaign entertainment producer sentenced to 20...

WCIA.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 17:46

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- A former Champaign entertainment producer will be spendin...

I-55 south partially shut down in Montgomery Co. for semi-truck fire

I-55 south partially shut down in Montgomery Co. for se...

WCIA.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 17:46

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Part of I-55 southbound is shut down in Montgomery Co...

Lightning strike sparks house fire in Lockport

Lightning strike sparks house fire in Lockport

WGN-TV, Aug 19, 2025 - 17:46

Multiple local fire agencies responded to the scene.

‘Bipartisan issue’: Rural communities join movement to ban cell phones during school day

‘Bipartisan issue’: Rural communities join movement to ...

IPM Newsroom, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

Illinois Newsroom - Kyle Thompson read about the effects of smartphones on teens...

AMC Grand Prairie 18 gets a new seating feature

AMC Grand Prairie 18 gets a new seating feature

CIProud.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

AMC Theatres is now offering reserved seating at AMC Grand Prairie in Peoria, IL...

Election lawyers, Obama alumni renew Illinois redistricting reform push

Election lawyers, Obama alumni renew Illinois redistric...

Daily Herald, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

Former federal officials are backing an effort to reform the state legislature’s...

The summer of 11 years old

The summer of 11 years old

Wednesday Journal - Oak Park, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

Sixth grade has begun for my grandsons, Tyler and Bryce. Middle school. One gia...

D97’s silence

Wednesday Journal - Oak Park, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

For a school district that, like all Oak Park taxing bodies, professes transpare...

Gary Mancuso, 74

Gary Mancuso, 74

Wednesday Journal - Oak Park, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

Gary Mancuso, 74, a lifelong Oak Parker, died on Aug. 7, 2025. Born on July 3, ...

Jerry Klein, 91

Jerry Klein, 91

Wednesday Journal - Oak Park, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

Jerome D. Klein, 91, of Brookdale Senior Living, Chicago, Illinois, died on Aug...

Gene McCormack, 85

Gene McCormack, 85

Wednesday Journal - Oak Park, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

Eugene “Gene” McCormack, 85, died on Aug. 13, 2025. Known to many as Skip, Dad,...

La Salle Police investigating downtown altercation

La Salle Police investigating downtown altercation

Shaw Media Local, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

La Salle Police are investigating an altercation that occurred in downtown La Sa...

Geneva OKs $95K for police facility conceptual plans

Geneva OKs $95K for police facility conceptual plans

Shaw Media Local, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

Geneva alderpersons unanimously approved a $95,000 contract Monday with FGM Arch...

2025 season preview: Scouting the Northern Lake County Conference

2025 season preview: Scouting the Northern Lake County ...

Shaw Media Local, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

Here are team-by-team previews of the Northern Lake County Conference, plus play...

Sycamore Ribs, Rhythms & Brews event set for Aug. 23

Sycamore Ribs, Rhythms & Brews event set for Aug. 23

Shaw Media Local, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

This popular annual festival is held in the city's downtown and will have delici...

Whiteside County man dies in 1-vehicle crash in Erie Township: Sheriff

Whiteside County man dies in 1-vehicle crash in Erie To...

Shaw Media Local, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

The crash happened at 3:03 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, on Moline Road near Hills...

EIU announces end of TV station's affiliation with PBS

EIU announces end of TV station's affiliation with PBS

WCIA.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) -- Eastern Illinois University has announced that it is ...

Multiple battery arrests made in the last five days: Iroquois Co. Sheriff

Multiple battery arrests made in the last five days: Ir...

WCIA.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

IROQUOIS COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- Two juveniles were arrested on Monday after batt...

Construction at U of I dorm hall planned to last into school year

Construction at U of I dorm hall planned to last into s...

WCIA.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- Planned construction work at the Florida Avenue Residence...

Officials investigating after 'heavy fire' destroys Vermilion Co. home

Officials investigating after 'heavy fire' destroys Ver...

WCIA.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

VERMILION COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- A "heavy fire" broke out in Vermilion County, d...

Texas man arrested in Kankakee Co. with 40 lbs of suspected cocaine

Texas man arrested in Kankakee Co. with 40 lbs of suspe...

WCIA.com, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

KANKAKEE COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- A 63-year-old man from Texas was arrested in Kan...

Niles man charged in deadly hit-and-run of Morton Grove pedestrian

Niles man charged in deadly hit-and-run of Morton Grove...

WGN-TV, Aug 19, 2025 - 16:12

MORTON GROVE, Ill. — A Niles man was charged following a deadly hit-and-run in J...