Frankfort CUSD 168 places high school principal on administrative leave pending investigation
WEST FRANKFORT, Ill., (KBSI) — Frankfort Community Unit School District No. 168 has placed Frankfort Community High School Principal Aaron Hill on administrative leave pending an internal investigation, according to a statement released by the district. District officials said they were made aware of reports...
This Historic Illinois Estate Turns Dinner Into A European Escape
I didn’t expect dinner in Naperville to slow me down, but Mesón Sabika has a way of doing that. One glance at the place and my brain immediately reset. This isn’t the kind of building you rush into with a phone in your hand. The mansion has been standing since 1847, and it carries itself like it knows it’s outlasted...
Illinois Coworkers Thought They Won $350 From Lottery. It Was Actually $350,000.
Sometimes you really did win the lottery with your coworkers.
No one hurt in slow-moving train crash in Plano
The Plano Police Department says there was train crash with a semi truck Tuesday night at the Menard's facility on Eldamain Road. Police say officers were called at about 7:15 p.m. for a report of a slow moving train that hit the trailer of a semi. No one was hurt.
Orland Park shoots down Healy’s request for Plan Commission investigation
Orland Park Trustee William Healy cried foul on information about the new Amazon facility being leaked prematurely, claiming a conflict of interest by the Plan Commission. Trustee Joanna Leafblad constructed a timeline that absolved the Plan Commission from any wrongdoing and chastised Healy for slandering one of the...
This Classic Illinois Diner Serves Pancakes As Fluffy As A Dream
Ray’s Diner has been feeding people in Elgin, Illinois since 1969, and it shows, not in a dusty, nostalgic way, but in the confidence of a place that knows exactly what it’s doing. I noticed it right away. No overthinking. No gimmicks. Just a rhythm that feels settled,...
The New Joliet Subdivision Prairie Landing Wants To Offer 1-Story Homes
The Joliet City Council will be meeting tonight and the agenda calls for some fine-tuning for Mayor Terry D’Arcy’s new single-family subdivision along Essington Road near the D’Arcy Motors dealership. Joliet’s community development director Dustin Anderson, the petitioner and homebuilder, D.R. Horton Inc., is now...
Police, FBI investigating after armed group robs BMO bank in Lisle
Lisle police said three suspects dispalyed guns and demanded money before fleeing the scene in a black vehicle.
Pingree Grove Man Found Guilty Of Murder, Homicidal Concealment
A 62-year-old Pingree Grove man has been found guilty of murdering a Crystal Lake man execution-style and subsequently hiding the body at a residence in Hampshire Township. Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announced that a jury has found Douglas Ottesen guilty of First-Degree Murder (a Class M felony) and...
10 Underrated BBQ Joints In Illinois Worth Discovering In 2026
Illinois doesn’t usually come to mind when people start talking about barbecue, and that’s probably why the best meals I’ve had here caught me off guard. I’ve lost track of how many times I planned to grab something quick and ended up sitting in my car afterward, hands sticky, wondering how a plate of ribs managed to...

















