Naperville IL

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...

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...

A federal lawsuit over a deadly police shooting in Carol Stream is settled.

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...

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 […]

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...

A 13-year-old girl was shot on the city's South Side, Chicago police said.

A Chicago man has been arrested for a rash of burglaries targeting Oak Lawn and Worth businesses with video gaming machines. Juelz Johnson, 18, of the 11400 block of South Forest Avenue, was arrested Feb. 27 by Oak Lawn police in connection with the burglaries. Johnson was charged March 1...

DuPage County Undersheriff Eddie Moore has been placed on administrative leave after an investigation into whether he struck a man with his car in the parking lot of an Oak Brook restaurant on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14). Moore confirmed the incident in a written statement and said he stopped his vehicle, checked on...

Aurora man Zackery Moore was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for aggravated battery of a police officer and resisting arrest tied to two separate incidents. In August 2024, Moore struck an Aurora officer in the face during a suspicious person call, causing multiple facial fractures before being taken into custody.