The Best Po’ Boy In Illinois Can Be Found At This Unassuming Old-School Spot
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...
Explosion And Fire On The Illinois River In Seneca
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
Illinois Man Drunkenly Steals Key West Police Cruiser on Memorial Day Weekend, Faces 7...
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
Berwyn, Anthony Almaraz, 28, Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on I-80 in Joliet
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.
With Air Quality Alert for Chicago area, remember that ozone is good up high,...
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.
$46 Million Civil Judgment Entered Against Accountant Jonathan Frost
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
1 killed, 2 hurt in northwest suburban crash
ne person was killed and two others were injured in a crash in the northwest suburbs Tuesday afternoon.
New report: Bears, other developers would win big under megaprojects bill. Illinois residents? Not...
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.
Air quality alert issued for Chicagoland, NW Indiana through Wednesday
CHICAGO - Warm temperatures and hazy skies will stick around across Chicagoland through Wednesday before cooler air settles into the region later this week. Tuesday will feature thin clouds and warm temperatures, with afternoon highs reaching the mid to upper 80s inland and slightly cooler conditions near Lake Michigan
Armed man mowed down 5 cops in 3 separate crashes at massive street gathering,...
An 18-year-old Plainfield man has been detained after prosecutors said he drove into Chicago police officers not once, not twice, but three separate times, injuring five cops and knocking one of them unconscious as they tried to disperse a massive street gathering on the Near West Side early Sunday. When Rashad Johnson

















