The IDNR announced management changes at Carlyle Lake, with the USACE taking over 2,600 acres. This includes a bridge removal for safety and habitat optimization before the 2024-2025 waterfowl season.

Chicago's plan to clear Humboldt Park's tent city and offer apartments falls short, while advocating groups criticize the city's approach to homelessness, and tent cities grow along the lakefront, prompting city wellness checks.

Yuengling, the oldest brewery in America, is expanding distribution to Illinois in 2025, starting with draft beer in bars and restaurants and later in stores.

Fernando Poblete Lopez, detained pre-trial, faces charges including meth possession and aggravated fleeing after a high-speed police chase on December 2 in Oak Brook.

Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard was denied a spot on the ballot for the April election after failing to nominate a full slate at the Democratic Party Caucus, leading her to plan a legal challenge.

Police are seeking help to find 84-year-old Frank Lizzo, who went missing in Chicago on December 3, 2024, and may need medical assistance. He was last seen driving a 2020 Silver Hyundai Tucson.

A rollover crash on I-57 near Blue Island caused significant traffic delays and lane closures early Tuesday morning, as reported by NBC Chicago and CBS News.

Marshall County maintains a 1.0000 property assessment equalization factor for uniform statewide tax assessment, as reported by the Illinois Department of Revenue.

Eight injured Gazan children arrive in Chicago for medical care, assisted by the Palestine Children's Relief Fund and local host families, aiming to provide essential treatments and surgeries.

The Chicago Police Department has alerted the Douglas neighborhood of a string of armed robberies involving two assailants with a knife and a white sedan.

President Joe Biden granted a full pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, for federal gun and tax convictions, breaking his previous pledges not to use his presidential powers in favor of family.

A severe fire at a home in Crystal Lake caused $375,000 in damages and left pets missing; firefighters battled the blaze supported by water tankers due to a lack of hydrants.

A man on a hoverboard collided with a police car in Chicago, damaging the vehicle and sending him to the hospital.