Driver fleeing I-90 traffic stop crashes in major suburban intersection: Police
A driver fleeing a traffic stop crashed in a major northwest suburban intersection sparking road closures and an ongoing investigation Monday afternoon near a popular mall and shopping district, authorities said. The incident began just after 12 p.m. on Meacham Road over Interstate 90 in Schaumburg, not far from Woodfield...
Bolingbrook man sentenced in fentanyl overdose death in Kane County
CHICAGO - A Bolingbrook man has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison in connection with a fatal fentanyl overdose in Kane County. Eric L. Jones, 54, was sentenced to 12.5 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after a jury found him guilty of drug-induced homicide earlier this year, according to a statement from the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.
Before approving 2 property tax changes, commissioners ask for more details
NDOMI Capital, a food and beverage distribution business coming to Industrial Drive,,,,,,, has been approved for a reduced rate on property taxes for 13 years in exchange for its substantial investment in the property, and the village allowed itself to get reimbursed for developing the forthcoming TIF district at Franklin St. and Brown Ave.
UPDATE: Warrenville Man Dies in Saturday Evening Accident at Route 14 and Lake Shore...
On Saturday, May 2, 2026, at approximately 8:45 p.m., the Crystal Lake Police Department responded to a report of a single vehicle crash with injuries on U.S. Route 14 at Lake Shore Drive. The preliminary investigation indicates that a 2017 Harley Davidson Motorcycle was traveling eastbound on U.S. Route 14...
17-year-old accused of critically stabbing another teen in Joliet
JOLIET, Ill. — A 17-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly stabbing another 17-year-old boy Sunday afternoon in Joliet. At around 12:55 p.m., officers responded to the Riverwalk Homes Apartments, located in the 300 block of North Broadway, on the report of a stabbing. Police located a 17-year-old boy on the fifth floor of the […]
Illinois trucker charged with Grand Theft after allegedly evading over $20k in tolls
BRYAN, Ill. - An Illinois man has been indicted on Grand Theft in the Williams County Court of Common Pleas following an investigation by the
Chicago-area man sentenced to 50 years for deadly shooting outside party
MONTGOMERY, Ill. - A Chicago-area man has been sentenced to decades in prison for fatally shooting a man who was sitting in a parked car outside a party five years ago. Ladarius A. Parker, 27, was sentenced Monday to 50 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections in the 2021 killing of 30-year-old Christopher B. McMorris.
Wilkins students get real-world civics lesson by running village board
Eight seventh- and eighth-graders stepped into the village hall on April 27 and did something most adults never do: they ran a real government meeting. The students from Wilkins Junior High took on the roles of mayor, trustees, clerk, and attorney at the Justice Village Board meeting — voting on business licenses, approving donations, and fielding questions from residents. A ninth student was unable...
Nurses At St. Joseph’s Medical Center In Joliet Sound The Alarm About Prime Healthcare
Nurses at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Joliet are hosting a Press Conference this morning – on Monday, May 4th – to “sound the alarm about Prime Healthcare.”. The registered nurses at St. Joseph’s Medical Center warn that the future of the hospital is in danger under Prime Healthcare—a for-profit company with a history of closing unprofitable units and leaving communities without health care...
Blowing Dust Advisory Issued For Parts Of Region
The National Weather Service has issued a Blowing Dust Advisory for parts of Will County. The Blowing Dust Advisory is in effect from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. The Blowing Dust Advisory means that visibility could be as low as a quarter of a mile in the blowing dust, particularly in open agricultural areas.

















