Deadly hit-and-run in Homer Glen, sheriff’s office says
The sheriff's office was investigating a deadly hit-and-run in suburban Homer Glen.
Aurora, IL Weather Alert: Storms With 50 MPH Winds Possible
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Chicago, Illinois – Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected across northern Illinois Friday and into early Saturday as a storm system moves through the region. According to the National Weather...
A sick man was charged with murder after his girlfriend’s body was discovered in...
Arturo F. Taylor, a 54-year-old man from Fox Lake, Illinois, faces first-degree murder charges approved by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office on February 27 for killing his 50-year-old girlfriend, Colleen Bagley. Police found Bagley’s body in a dumpster at a hotel on Landmeier Road in Elk Grove Village around...
Orland Park’s 12-Hour Patrol Gamble Sends Traffic Stops Soaring
Orland Park police have shifted most patrol officers to 12-hour shifts, and the early numbers show a big jolt in traffic enforcement across the village. In the first month under the new schedule, from Feb. 1 through Feb. 28, the department reports that traffic stops jumped 154%, with officers making 28...
Yorkville 115 Board of Education members says there are ‘better options’ than $275 million...
Yorkville District 115 Board of Education member Darren Crawford says there are better options than the current facilities referendum appearing on the March primary ballot. The district is asking voters to approve a $275 million referendum for new schools to address overcrowding and add a field house and performing...
Small Illinois village is ‘safest and richest’ place to live in US, analysis finds
A small village about 15 miles southwest of Chicago is the “safest and richest” place to live in the nation, according to a recent report. A Dec. 31 analysis from financial company GoBankingRates, “The Safest and Richest US Cities To Live in 2025,” named Western Springs to it No. 1 spot. The village performed well...
Family of unarmed man killed by Carol Stream police to receive $9.4M settlement
A federal lawsuit over a deadly police shooting in Carol Stream is settled.
Terry Savage: Social Security Fairness Act windfalls can surprise some seniors with higher property...
Seniors who received a windfall deposit as a result of the Social Security Fairness Act are now finding that the consequences of that unexpected benefit can be costly, especially in Illinois. As a reminder, early last year seniors who had been receiving reduced Social Security benefits because they also had...
Man accused of killing driver in South Side hit-and-run crash facing felony charges
CHICAGO — The man who was allegedly behind the wheel of a car involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash on the South Side in mid 2024 is now facing felony charges. According to police, 24-year-old Dujan Lucas, a Rockford resident, has been charged with one felony count of reckless homicide and one felony count of […]
3 gunmen pull off brazen daylight robbery outside Mag Mile boutique
Three gunmen robbed a 30-year-old man as he walked away from a luxury boutique on the Magnificent Mile Friday afternoon, confronting him in a brazen daylight mugging on one of the area’s busiest street corners. The victim had just left the Louis Vuitton store, 919 North Michigan Avenue, and...
