Riverwalk’s New Art Upholding Tradition
A walk down Chicago’s Riverwalk will make life feel normal like you’re back in 2019. However, this year, things will …
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COVID-19 Warning Issued to Four Counties
COVID-19 cases are leveling off in Illinois as just over 1,500 new cases were reported on Friday. However, the Department …
Rochester man involved in threatening Congressman Rodney Davis pleads guilty
Randall E. Tarr, a 64-year-old Rochester man, pleaded guilty on the charges of threatening a US Congressman Rodney Davis. He …
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative invites Naperville mayor Chirico in its leadership program
Steve Chirico, the mayor of Naperville, has been selected to participate in the leadership and management program of Bloomberg Harvard …
Operation Legend Expanded to Chicago
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John R. Lausch Jr, today joined Attorney General William P. Barr …
Illinois to Welcome Cannabis Cup Competition
The Cannabis Cup competition is coming to Illinois. The Cannabis Cup started in Amsterdam in the 1980s. It will come …
Legal Action to be Pursued After Local Teacher Firing
An Unfair Labor Practice Charge will be filed by the Illinois Education Association (IEA) with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations …
Illinois Economic Policy Institute declares economic reopening plan worked in Illinois
The Illinois Economic Policy Institute released a study related to Illinois’s economic reopening plan. The study praised Illinois for taking …
IDES investigates fraud scheme that impacted each state’s PUA programs
A widespread fraud scheme has been uncovered by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). The IDES officials are investigating …
Child Pornography Possession Charges for Registered Sex Offender
A Chicago man who allegedly possessed numerous sexually explicit videos of children has been indicted on a federal child pornography …
$4.7 Million Investment for Expanding Apprenticeship Program
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced a $4.7 million for expanding …
Nunnally Jr. of Nerds® HERD Faces New Challenges
The COVID-19 Pandemic has forced players participating in the 2020 City of Champions Cup to face many unfamiliar circumstances, but …
Violence Continues in Chicago
On Tuesday, 15 people were sent to the hospital as a mass shooting occurred in the Gresham neighborhood. The shooting …
EXPO CHICAGO announces new virtual salon series Dine&
The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, EXPO CHICAGO, announced its news virtual salon series, Dine&. The Dine& series …
Eighteen individuals charged in federal court for conspiring to sell heroin
Eighteen defendants have been charged in federal court with conspiring to sell heroin or fentanyl-laced heroin on the Northwest Side …
Inland Circle Apartment Fire
Naperville’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) received a fire alarm notification at 3:57 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21. The notification …
Lightfoot does not want fed thugs in Chicago
The political leaders and civil-rights groups of Chicago said that their city had no use for camouflaged troops to arrest …
Online Romance Fraud Charges for Three Chicago-Area Residents
A variety of cyber-enabled fraud conspiracies have been identified by an undercover federal law enforcement investigation. The conspiracies were allegedly …
New Seven-Story Mixed-Use Building’s Ground Broken
Construction of City Club Apartments MDA-Phase II in Chicago at 63 E. Lake St. has started by City Club Apartments. …
Slammers Keep on Rolling with Emphatic Win
Thunderstorms forced the afternoon game to be canceled, but the sun came out in time and the forecast for game …
Numerous Gunshot Victims in Chicago
On Monday, July 20, 2020, at around 7:50 p.m., police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a report of multiple people shot …
Plainfield Teachers Pushing for Starting School Year Remotely
Plainfield educators will be taking their questions regarding the start of the new school year to the public and the …
“Reprehensible” Comments Causes Stephenson County Board Member Removal
On Tuesday, Stephenson County Board Chairman William N. Hadley issued a press release that announced the removal of Board Member …
To Resolve Bribery Scheme Federal Criminal Investigation ComEd to Pay $200 Million
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago announced today that the largest electric utility in Illinois, Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) has …
Joliet Slammers beat NERDS Herd in first afternoon game of City of Champions Cup
The first afternoon game of the City of Champions Cup played between the Joliet Slammers and the NERDS Herd on …
Art Institute of Chicago to reopen on July 30
Many people in Chicago missed wandering the galleries of the Art Institute of Chicago during the coronavirus shutdown. Many people …
Recreational Cannabis Sales’ Taxes Collects $52 Million
Illinois has collected $52 million in the first six months of the year from taxes on recreational cannabis sales. Legal …
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