Weekend Break: 58th annual Father’s Day Car Show at Oakbrook Center making memories for...
There have been miles of smiles with Dad on Sunday at Oakbrook Center in west suburban Oak Brook. That's the site of the annual Father's Day Car Show, where many fathers and their kids are taking a trip down memory lane Sunday
Semi crashes over barrier wall on I-88 in west suburbs: VIDEO
A semi appeared to crash over a barrier wall Sunday evening on I-88 in the west suburbs, video from the scene showed.
Hidden Church Bathroom Cam Busts Frankfort Man, Police Say
New Lenox police say a routine bathroom break at Parkview Christian Church ended in an arrest Wednesday, after a woman spotted a hidden phone secretly recording her in a restroom. When she discovered the device, officers say a man grabbed the phone, but police later recovered it and brought the suspect in for questioni
Holiday Heroes deliver hope and good cheer to pediatric patients in Chicago area
Holiday Heroes have been delivering hope and good cheer to pediatric patients in Chicago area.
Manufacturer to shut down Illinois facility, lay off workers
A tool manufacturer is shutting down an Illinois factory and intends to lay off more than 100 employees this summer. Eklind Tool Company reported the upcoming layoffs in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification submitted June 10 to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity . The 112 layoffs
The Doobie Brothers Pay Tribute to Chicago’s Walter Parazaider
The Doobie Brothers are saying farewell to Chicago band's co-founder Walter Parazaider, who died recently.
Illinois Bears Stadium Tax Deal Advances
The recent vote in an Illinois House committee to advance a revised plan for public support of a new Chicago Bears stadium in Arlington Heights highlights ongoing debates over how cities fund major sports projects. Lawmakers adjusted details in what observers call the Bears Stadium Tax to address concerns about revenue
Three Illinois Favorite Restaurants Shut Down Within Weeks
Three well-known Illinois restaurants and restaurant groups closed within weeks of each other in May and June 2026, affecting diners in Chicago, Naperville and nearby suburbs. The shutdowns highlight how rising costs, bankruptcy pressure and failed expansion plans are hitting very different parts of the food scene.
Man arrested for allegedly secretly recording people in suburban church bathroom
A man was arrested this week after a woman found a hidden phone that was recording her while she used the bathroom at a suburban church, police said. Nicholas Calombaris of Frankfort, Illinois, was arrested after police responded to the woman's report that she found a phone secretly recording people in the bathroom of
Aurora shows off expanded RiverEdge Park
Dan Barreiro vividly recalls what the area north of downtown Aurora along the Fox River once looked like. It was not a pretty sight. “As a youngster growing up in Aurora, I remember traveling down North Broadway in the ’70s and ’80s and it looks much different now,” said Barreiro, now a 1st Ward Aurora alderman. “Back

















