Carbondale Park District seeks public input regards strategic planning
The community members are asked by Carbondale Park District to complete a survey related to the strategic planning for the …
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Clarendale Six Corners: Construction begins on $117 million project
Ryan Cos., Life Care Services, and Harrison Street, the developers of Clarendale Six Corners, have begun construction of the project. …
Man Escapes from Federal Custody Again; Gets Additional Prison Time
32-year-old Ray Allen Flener of Marion, Illinois has earned himself 18 months in federal prison for escaping from custody. In …
Former Metro East Elementary School Principal to Serve Prison Sentencing for Embezzlement
Former Principal of St. John the Baptist Elementary School in Smithton, Illinois Roy Joseph Monti was sentenced last week to …
Former City of Rochelle Employee Charged with Wire Fraud
A former employee of the City of Rochelle is facing the law as he is today charged with fraudulently obtaining …
JJC to Receive Grant through WEI Program
The Illinois Community College Board’s Workforce Equity Initiative (WEI) program has selected Joliet Junior College to give grant funding. JJC …
Federal court sentences Alton man to 87 months over firearm possession charges
Matthew L. Richardson, a 32-year-old Alton man, has been sentenced to more than 7 years in federal prison. He was …
Chicago convicted felon sentenced to 11 years in prison for gun possession charges
Ramone Shaffers, a convicted felon from Chicago, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison. He was proven guilty …
1.6 million Illinois Facebook users to get $350 each from settlement
Almost 1.6 million Facebook users from Illinois joined a class-action lawsuit. Now, they are expected to get $350 each in …
Advance Pediatric Care Affiliation
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Rush University System for Health has announced a new advance …
Knoch Knolls Nature Center Offering Winter Nature Activities
This month, Knoch Knolls Nature Center at Naperville Park District is closed. However, they are offering fun, take-home, outdoor and …
IT Consulting Firm CFO Charged with Embezzlement
A former Chief Financial Officer of a suburban IT consulting firm is charged with federal fraud charges. He is alleged …
DuPage Monarch Project awards Pat Miller Community Engagement Award to Naperville Park District
Naperville Park District has been recognized by the DuPage Monarch Project on January 19, 2021. The DuPage Monarch Project awarded …
Unemployment rate increases in Illinois: IDES
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released key statistics related to the unemployment rate in Illinois. According to the …
New type of COVID-19 is more deadly, contagious: Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, said that the new type of coronavirus was proven more deadly …
Steel beat Phantoms 4-3 in overtime on Sunday
The Chicago Steel earned a 4-3 overtime victory against the Youngstown Phantoms on Sunday at Covelli Center in Ohio. Josh …
Annual State of the City Address
Elgin Area Chamber (EAC) partnered with the City of Elgin to bring the Mayor Kaptain’s virtual State of the City …
Joliet City Hall to Reopen for Public
Effective Monday, January 25, 2021, Joliet City Hall will reopen to the public for in-person business. The decision to reopen …
US has first female, black, African-American vice-president
Kamala Harris was sworn in as the vice-president just before Joe Biden took the oath of the president of the …
Illinois COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Plan’s Initial Phase 1B announced
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has announced that the state will be moving into the early stages of Phase 1B of …
Poet Amanda Gorman performs at presidential inauguration
Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old poet, performed at the presidential inauguration on January 20. She has become the youngest poet to …
IDPH adjusts mitigation metrics, Illinois Regions advance tiers
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has adjusted mitigation metrics to increase hospital staffing. The change in these metrics …
Law enforcement arrests man holding Confederate flag during Capitol riot
Kevin Seefried was seen holding the Confederate flag during the Capitol Hill riot. His photos went viral on social media. …
Pritzker announces over $3 million investments to help small businesses overcome COVID-19
JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, announced new investments to help more small businesses. The purpose of these investments by …
Samsung heir returns to jail on bribe case
Jay Y. Lee, the heir of Samsung, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison over bribe …
Yellen calls Congress to act big regards pandemic relief during confirmation hearing
Janet Yellen, the former head of Federal Reserve, appeared at her confirmation hearing to be the Treasury Secretary of President-elect …
Man Charged for Allegedly Setting a Retail Business on Fire
On Thursday, a Rockford man was arrested on a federal arson charge for allegedly setting fire to a local retail …