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A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Schuyler Avenue and Court Street Thursday sent four children to Kankakee hospitals. One of the four children, an 8-year-old child, sustained serious injuries,

Six interagency law enforcement task forces, including the St. Clair County-based Metro East Auto Theft Task Force, received grant funding this spring to combat car thefts through an initiative of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office.

One part of Illinois’ identity are the rivers and streams that bisect and line our beautiful state. With the Illinois River contributing to the 17th century fur trade route, the

How high did the heat index spike near you? Here's a breakdown of how hot it felt across Chicago and Northeastern Illinois as an excessive heat warning...

A motorcycle driver was transferred to a Chicago hospital after his bike collided Wednesday with the rear of a semi-tractor-trailer on East Court Street at the Interstate 57 Exit 312

There’s mixed news on unemployment in Illinois, according to new government data. Total nonfarm jobs in Illinois increased in thirteen metropolitan areas and decreased in one for the year ending July 2023, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). During the […]

Jobs were up in 13 metro areas in Illinois and just one area reporting a decline for July. The Chicago area seeing an increase of 1.3 percent and the only area to see a decline in unemployment was the Chicago Naperville Arlington Heights area. The Chicago area unemployment rate tied a 2019 record fo

At Ludeman Developmental Center in Park Forest, 37 employees have been fired, resigned or face pending disciplinary action after a state watchdog found that they defrauded a federal pandemic-era small business loan program. The employees who work at the state-run developmental center in south suburban Cook County include 32 mental health technicians — about 6

Chicago officials are preparing for the dangerous heat expected Wednesday and Thursday, reminding residents of the cooling centers around the city and assuring families of Chicago Public School students that all CPS classrooms are equipped with air conditioning. National Weather Service officials are warning of hot conditions that will settle over Chicagoland for the next two days with a heat ...

Six interagency law enforcement task forces received grant funding to combat car thefts through an initiative of Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office.