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The woods in Northern Illinois around Rockford have a history of bigfoot sightings. Here are some of the most intriguing.

Bigfoot sightings by residents have made these Illinois cities famous.

Smith Physical Therapy + Running to host two races this summer in Crystal Lake Racers enter the water in the 2019 Aquathon, and runners traverse the 13.1-mile course of the 2020 Crystal Lake Half Marathon. Courtesy of Dana Tress   Updated 7/2/2021 11:14 PM After a year of uncertainty, delays, and cancellations, two iconic, local races are back -- the Crystal Lake Aquathon on Sunday, Aug. 1, and the Crystal Lake Half Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 5. Both races are held in Crystal Lake...

A proposed residential development could continue a transformation of the east side of Glen Ellyns downtown, along with plans for a new commuter hub.

New electric bike shop in downtown Wheaton on a roll   Jeff Alvis, the owner of the Pedego dealership in Wheaton, takes a spin on an electric bike as a potential buyer, Bob Patterson of Glen Ellyn, rides a Latch, which folds in half for easy transportation. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer   The Pedego electric bike shop in downtown Wheaton carries the City Commuter, a model that has a place to strap on a saddle bag. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer   "Theyre just so much f...

By Burt Constable His voice catches and his eyes water as Ryan Mains tells this story from his days as a combat medic in Iraq. Hearing him tell it makes me gasp and forces me to dab my eyes. Reading it might not be much easier, but it is essential to who Mains is today.   "I can still see it clear as day, as if it is happening this morning," says the soft-spoken 41-year-old husband and dad, as he sits at the kitchen table in the family home in Huntley. A combat medic with the 3rd Infantry Divi...

Updated 2/24/2021 7:32 AM A cooperatively owned grocery store is planning to open a brick-and-mortar location next year in downtown Lombard. Prairie Food Co-op has signed a 10-year lease for a 10,000-square-foot building at 109 S. Main St. Indiana-based Holladay Properties will begin construction of the building this spring, and the store is expected to open in July 2022.   "As a cooperative business, we are literally owned by the community," said Kathy Nash, Prairie Food Co-op board president...

Elmhurst 1st Ward Alderman & Elmhurst City Centre Board of Directors The single most pressing issue facing our city is _______, and this is what I intend to do about it. A pressing challenge is the Covid-19 pandemic as it relates to our residents and the citys financial stability, business growth, and retention. Sales taxes, which are generated by local businesses, are the most significant revenue source (28%) of the citys general fund. General fund expenditures include departments such as pol...