Naperville IL

When a suburban Cook County, Illinois, homeowner opened his 2025 reassessment notice and saw an 18-percent jump with no changes to the property, he did what a growing number of taxpayers are doing: he logged into the county’s SmartFile portal, uploaded photos and sales data from three nearby houses, and submitted the w

Community members, doctors, and faith leaders are sounding the alarm after West Suburban Medical Center abruptly shut down, warning the loss of the hospital could leave vulnerable families without critical access to healthcare.

When you think about finding authentic Louisiana po’ boys, Crest Hill, Illinois probably isn’t the first place that springs to mind, but Merichka’s Restaurant is about to change your entire worldview on regional cuisine and geographic boundaries. You’re cruising down the road in Crest Hill, minding your...

A young man from Plainfield is lucky to be okay after an explosion on the Illinois River. First responders were called Monday evening about an explosion and fire in the area of the Seneca boat launch. Conservation Police Sgt. Phil Wire says a man in his 20s had just fixed up a personal watercraft, or jet ski, and was u

Memorial Day weekend in Key West is supposed to be about sunshine, cold drinks, and good memories. For one suburban Chicago man, it became something else entirely: a criminal record, a busted field sobriety test, ... Read more

The Chicago suburb of Berwyn is grieving this week following the sudden and heartbreaking loss of one of its own. Anthony Almaraz, a 28-year-old Berwyn, Illinois resident, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2026, after sustaining fatal injuries in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 80 West near Briggs Street in Joliet.

While you may think of ozone as a welcome element in our Earth's atmosphere that protects us from the sun's harmful radiation, ground-level ozone that we breathe is a harmful pollutant.

Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn. A nearly $50 million civil judgment was entered against former Chattanooga accountant Jonathan Frost and three companies tied to him, according to court records from a Cook County, Illinois, class-action lawsuit. Filed in 2023, the lawsuit accused Frost and other defendants of runnin

ne person was killed and two others were injured in a crash in the northwest suburbs Tuesday afternoon.

A new report released Tuesday morning concludes that while the Chicago Bears would benefit significantly from property tax relief, Illinois residents would not benefit so much from a pending megaprojects bill that could help lure the Bears to build a new stadium in northwest suburban Arlington Heights.