The Chicago School Board approved a budget that’s reliant on $150 million from the state that it has not allocated. House ...

A 1,471-square-foot single-family home, built in 1977, has changed hands. The house at 5645 South Beebe Drive in Rochelle was ...

Chicago Bears defensive lineman Grady Jarrett, 33, is preparing for his 12th NFL season and his second after signing with the ...

A four-vehicle crash Friday in Fox Township in Kendall County has led to deaths of two parents and their child, who were from Des Moines, Iowa.

Catch up on the week’s top Illinois Valley news in minutes for July 26-Aug.1. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you Hundreds gathered at Peru's Centennial Park on Saturday, August ...

Hundreds gathered at Peru's Centennial Park on Saturday, August 1, for the Taste of the Illinois Valley festival, despite rain that cancelled some weekend events. The event featured local food vendors ...

Joliet native Barfield, who had a stellar Major League Baseball career that included two Gold Gloves and leading the American League in home runs in 1986, was at Slammers Stadium on Friday as a plaque ...

As concert- and festival-goers head into Chicago, the DEA warns of "growing threat" of illegal meth and counterfeit pills.

After never truly feeling like himself for almost a year because of injuries, Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson said he feels much better as he's heading into what he considers a contract year.

On Tuesday – 14 years to the day since a boy was killed by a drunken boater on the Chain O' Lakes – his mother reflected on Saturday’s boat crash that killed a woman on the Fox River.

Spring Valley's Joseph Perez won the 125cc Runabout for the second year in a row at the Lake DePue PRO National Championship ...

A Chicago woman is headed to prison after pleading guilty Friday to sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Streator.