Naperville IL

The Village of Lisle has recently been designated as a recipient of the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) prestigious Triple Crown Award for the fourth year. This award recognizes governments that have received all three of GFOA’s awards including the Certificate of Achievement (COA) for Excellence in...

A new just-completed operation by the United States Marshals was focused on Iowa, but by the time is was over, many of the 50 suspects they took down were located across Illinois. According to a press release just shared today by the US Marshals, they just finished what they called...

By this time next year, all children in Illinois will have lead exposure testing as the state expands the zip codes considered high risk.

For 75 years, the name “Gennaro” meant more than just the sign above the liquor store on 87th Street. It meant family. This summer, that era quietly comes to a close. Siblings Dennis Gennaro and JoVenna Muraskas are retiring, stepping away from the family business their father opened in 1955. The storefront at 5549...

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday it is “not acceptable” that the Chicago Police Department exceeded its nearly $2 billion 2024 budget, approved by the Chicago City Council, by $207 million. “No, it’s not acceptable,” Johnson told WTTW News at a City Hall news conference. “No one is going...

Police say the man who fatally stabbed another Blue Line passenger on a train near Rosemont last week attempted to flee by jumping onto a shopping mall shuttle bus. Lawrence Strother, 66, didn’t get far, thanks to Rosemont police officers. A witness on the train told police that Strother...

AURORA, Ill. - A man is facing murder charges after a deadly shooting at an Aurora apartment Sunday evening. Nathanael Carire-Arocho, 44, of Aurora, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, armed violence and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, Aurora police said. Nathanael Carire-Arocho, 44,...

Barstool’s Dave Portnoy gave Paisans Pizzeria in Cicero a 6.4 pizza review. Did he get it right? Here’s our “Second Bite Pizza Review” with one of the restaurant’s owners Jimmy Paisan.

WEST CHICAGO, Ill. - A West Chicago man with multiple felony convictions allegedly pointed a loaded gun at people in a car on over the weekend. Ryan Ratliff, 35, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, aggravated unlawful possession of...

Police said there is no threat to the public at this time, but a large police presence will remain in place.