Naperville IL

1:50 PM (SAT JAN 31 2026) ... Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of a crash with extrication at Barrington Rd and Ridgeview Drive Inverness. Report of a crash into a ditch and trees. Hoffman Estates firefighters and paramedics also assigned to the scene.

Police are investigating a shooting on a CTA bus that landed two teenagers in the hospital.

One person has been arrested, and another remained on the loose Sunday, after a burglary on a train had police in Chicago's south suburbs asking residents to stay in their homes.

Nedas Revuckas, the 19-year-old charged in the killing of a pregnant woman in Downers Grove, Illinois, is hospitalized after suffering self-inflicted injuries while in custody. Revuckas is in critical condition, according to a preliminary investigation cited by WGN. The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office said he was...

The patient was able to stay alive without the presence of any lungs for 48 hours before receiving a double transplant.

On New Year’s Eve, as part of the America 250 celebration, Christopher Columbus’s three ships were projected onto the Washington Monument; a federally sanctioned acknowledgment that Columbus remains inseparable from the American story. In Chicago, however, city officials have decided he is too offensive for Italian...

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order directing Chicago police to document and investigate alleged illegal activity by federal immigration agents. On Saturday, Johnson signed EO 2026-01, also known as the “ICE On Notice” executive order, which also directs local law enforcement...

CHICAGO - A nearly century-old Chicago candy maker has filed for bankruptcy as rising costs and heavy debt pressure its business. Primrose Candy Company – a family-owned Logan Square manufacturer known for its hard candies, chewy treats and popcorn – filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday in the U.S....

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Naperville, IL – Residents in a west Naperville neighborhood are being urged to remain alert after police confirmed another act of vandalism targeting a home on Sleight Street late Monday night. According...

Around 200 students at West Chicago Community High School participated in the “Walkout” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest, which occurred nationwide, on Jan. 30. The protest was posted on social media, encouraging students and staff to participate in a peaceful walkout at 12:30 p.m. This protest...