Louis Joliet Mall in Joliet, IL is Active – But the Real Story Runs...
Stand at the corner of Route 30 and Mall Loop Drive today, and it is easy to forget what was there before. Fields. Open land. Gravel roads. In the late 1970s, this stretch of Will County west of downtown Joliet was the kind of place people drove through rather than to. That was about to change - and not by accident.
Illinois Man Sentenced to Prison in $2M Medicare Brace Fraud Scheme
Boston — A suburban Chicago businessman who prosecutors say helped rip off Medicare with a brace scam has been sentenced to federal prison after a scheme that funneled more than $2 million in fraudulent claims through the health care system. Kartik Bhatia, 36, of Geneva, Illinois, was sentenced in...
A New Rail Connection Between Chicago And Madison Is Slated For 2030—With 3 New...
If you dislike the drive from Chicago to Madison, Wisconsin, you’re not alone. The trip takes about two and a half hours and feels even longer when there’s traffic. While you could take the train , it doesn’t necessarily bring you any closer to your destination. The closest Amtrak service from Chicago to Madison...
A SWAT team in Chicago raided the wrong house and a jury awarded the...
Steve Lehto says he’s covered a lot of legal stories that make you shake your head, but this one still lands like a punch because the mistake is so basic and the consequences were so extreme. On his Lehto’s Law podcast, the attorney and YouTuber walked viewers through a Chicago case where a SWAT team raided the wrong...
Man found dead in Chicago River on North Side identified by officials
Officials have released the identity of the man who was found dead in the Chicago River on Saturday.
Nordstrom sister store ‘even cheaper than the thrift shops’ to open 2 more locations...
NORDSTROM’S sister store is opening two more locations in two separate states this year as part of a larger expansion plan. While it’s already confirmed that at least 14 new stores are opening across 10 states, additional locations are coming soon. Nordstrom Rack, dubbed “even cheaper than the...
Granite City Woman, Chicago-Area Man Charged With Practicing Medicine Without A License
GRANITE CITY – Two individuals accused of performing dental surgery without a license from inside a Granite City home both face felony charges in Madison County. Idania J. Morena-Paal, 41, of the 2500 block of Iowa Street in Granite City, and Rodolfo J. Figuera, 59, of Rolling Meadows, Ill., were both charged on Feb....
‘I didn’t believe it’: Illinois, Cook County wipe out $2B in medical debt for...
SPRINGFIELD — When Kayleigh White opened a plain white envelope stamped “UNDUE” in big, bold blue letters late last year, she threw it away. The 27-year-old Rochelle resident assumed it was junk mail, or maybe a scam. The letter claimed that her medical debt from 2018, totaling over $1,000, had been erased.
PERSONAL INJURY VEHICLE CRASH WITH UTILITY POLE ON OLD SUTTON RD NORTH OF ALGONQUIN...
5:25 AM (SAT MAR 7 2026) ... Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of a vehicle vs pole on Old Sutton Road north of Algonquin Road Barrington. Report of a vehicle crash with a pole on Old Sutton Rd near Horizon Farm with one individual injured in the vehicle....
Aurora ditches St. Patrick’s Day parade for downtown bar crawl celebration
Aurora ditches its St. Patrick’s Day parade for a free two-day downtown celebration, with 15 businesses going green March 14-15 with Irish food, green beer, and live entertainment.

















