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2021-01-26 10:23
Boris Johnson, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, said that the new type of coronavirus was proven more deadly and contagious in recent months. According to the report of AFP, an inte… Read More
2021-01-26 02:51
The Chicago Steel earned a 4-3 overtime victory against the Youngstown Phantoms on Sunday at Covelli Center in Ohio. Josh Doan, the forward of Chicago, scored three goals and helped his team… Read More
2021-01-25 20:49
Elgin Area Chamber (EAC) partnered with the City of Elgin to bring the Mayor Kaptain’s virtual State of the City Address. All are invited to view the address. It can viewed on the City… Read More
2021-01-25 02:47
Effective Monday, January 25, 2021, Joliet City Hall will reopen to the public for in-person business. The decision to reopen is in response to Region 7’s (Will & Kankakee Counties… Read More
2021-01-25 01:45
Kamala Harris was sworn in as the vice-president just before Joe Biden took the oath of the president of the United States of America. Harris has made history as she is the first black, Afri… Read More
2021-01-24 22:42
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has announced that the state will be moving into the early stages of Phase 1B of the COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Plan beginning on Monday, January 25. The… Read More
2021-01-24 03:40
Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old poet, performed at the presidential inauguration on January 20. She has become the youngest poet to perform at this level. She called for “unity and togeth… Read More
2021-01-24 00:38
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has adjusted mitigation metrics to increase hospital staffing. The change in these metrics allowed various Regions across Illinois to lift the… Read More
2021-01-23 14:36
Kevin Seefried was seen holding the Confederate flag during the Capitol Hill riot. His photos went viral on social media. He was charged on Thursday after being identified by the law enforce… Read More
2021-01-23 04:34
JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, announced new investments to help more small businesses. The purpose of these investments by the State of Illinois is to allow small businesses to acce… Read More
2021-01-22 23:31
Jay Y. Lee, the heir of Samsung, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison over bribe charges. It ended up a court battle that was started four years ago. Lee was facing the charg… Read More
2021-01-22 04:28
Janet Yellen, the former head of Federal Reserve, appeared at her confirmation hearing to be the Treasury Secretary of President-elect Joe Biden. She was nominated by Biden for this position… Read More
2021-01-22 02:26
On Thursday, a Rockford man was arrested on a federal arson charge for allegedly setting fire to a local retail business. On Jan. 12, 2021, 20-year-old Sean Cardenas was indicted by a federa… Read More
2021-01-21 01:23
Qatar emphasized gulf countries to initiate talks with Iran. It offered to play the role of broker in these diplomatic negotiations. According to the report of Aljazeera, Qatar has been call… Read More
2021-01-20 02:18
The Chicago Steel clashed with the Waterloo Black Hawks on Saturday night at Fox Valley Ice Arena. The Steel came out victorious 5-1. The Steel scored five goals during a 12 minute, second p… Read More
2021-01-20 01:16
Douglas O. Mynatt, a former Urbana’s University High School teacher, has been sentenced by US District Judge James E. Shadid to 10 years in federal prison on the charges of child porno… Read More
2021-01-19 21:14
The high school seniors are encouraged to apply for the IMUA Scholarship competition. The City of Naperville collaborates with the Illinois Municipal Utilities Association (IMUA) to launch t… Read More
2021-01-19 17:07
A second gateway mural will be funded by the Aurora Downtown’s Streetscape committee. The mural is designed to welcome visitors into downtown. Artists are sought by the organization of… Read More
2021-01-19 13:57
A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a former executive of a Silicon Valley video streaming service. He is indicted for allegedly engaging in a “pump and dump” stock frau… Read More
2021-01-18 03:12
Chicago-based nonprofit grant-making organization 3Arts has announced today the launch of the Disability Culture Leadership Initiative (DCLI). The initiative features a new online platform d… Read More
2021-01-18 01:11
The Chicago Steel has added enforcements within their team as they announced the addition of three Steel affiliates to the active roster. In the coming days, Andon Cerbone, Michael Emerson a… Read More
2021-01-17 23:08
Naperville Park District is planning for the summer events. The most anticipated events will be the live outdoor music in warm weather. Local bands will be given opportunities to showcase th… Read More
2021-01-17 20:08
A federal grand jury has indicted a Rockford man on Tuesday on charges of producing child pornography and committing felony sex offenses. The man was already required to register as a sex of… Read More
2021-01-17 17:13
Cameron Ruebusch, a 25-year-old Elk Grove Village man, has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for trying to kill a postal carrier in 2018. According to the court documents, Ruebusc… Read More
2021-01-17 13:08
Colliers International recently released a market report about the industrial construction in Chicagoland. The report stated that industrial construction was booming in Chicagoland despite t… Read More
2021-01-17 02:04
The US authorities have urged people to stay away from the capital during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Airbnb has canceled the reservations during the inauguration week to… Read More
2021-01-16 15:12
A devastating fire destroyed thousands of homes in a Rohingya refugee camp located on the southern side of Bangladesh. According to Reuters, an international news agency, the fire incident t… Read More
2021-01-15 23:10
The Chicago Steel is at first place on the USHL points table this season with a record of 13-3-2-0. The team is all set to battle Western Conference foes in back-to-back matches this weekend… Read More
2021-01-15 23:09
President Donald Trump has placed more bans and investment sanctions on the biggest Chinese companies during his last days in his office. The Pentagon has added nine Chinese companies to its… Read More
2021-01-15 15:18
President Donald Trump has been impeached for enticing deadly riots at the US Capitols on January 6. Ten Republicans voted in the favor of impeachment. Trump has now become the first preside… Read More
2021-01-15 05:08
German Police has arrested the runner of the largest fake online market network. According to AFP, German prosecutors said that the police arrested a 24-year-old Australian citizen from Olde… Read More
2021-01-15 04:16
Hirenkumar P. Chaudhari, a 27-year-old Des Plaines man, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering in federal court. He was involved in laundering cash proceeds from a telemarketing sch… Read More
2021-01-15 02:00
Lieutenant Dawn Malec has been appointed as the Interim Chief of Police of the Joliet Police Department. James V. Capparelli, the manager of the City of Joliet, announced her appointment. Ma… Read More
2021-01-14 23:56
Tony Karman, the director of EXPO CHICAGO decided last spring to postpone the September fair until April 2021. It was a hard decision made by Karman considering the reality of the pandemic… Read More
2021-01-14 22:15
Louis Capriotti, a 45-year-old Chicago Heights man, has been arrested on a federal criminal charge of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. A criminal complaint was filed against him… Read More
2021-01-14 21:51
The Chicago Steel will have two new players in its roster soon. The team announced the acquisition of two players today. The Steel traded with the Fargo Force to acquire Jack Bar. The prelim… Read More
2021-01-14 17:44
The Joliet Slammers announced the appointment of Aaron Nieckula as its new field manager. Nieckula first joined the Kane County Cougars as a hitting coach back in 2004. He spent seventeen ye… Read More
2021-01-14 15:06
A Turkish court sentenced 64-year-old Adnan Aktar, a controversial TV personality, to over 1000 years in prison for sexual abuse and various other crimes. According to AFP, an international… Read More
2021-01-14 13:26
Junior Joliet College (JJC) is the first public community college of the nation located in the south Chicago suburb. The college serves more than 27000 students per annum in its campuses and… Read More
2021-01-12 23:53
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning about the plans of armed protests by Trump supporters ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. The supporters of Pre… Read More
2021-01-12 14:46
JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, is calling for more coronavirus vaccines for his state. He is hopeful that President-elect Joe Biden will provide vaccines to Illinois when he will tak… Read More
2021-01-12 03:50
William Burns, a veteran diplomat, has been chosen by President-elect Joe Biden as CIA director. Burns has served the US as a diplomat for almost three decades. In President Barrack Obama&rs&hell…Read More
2021-01-11 19:48
The Board of Education (BOE) of the School District U46 is going to hold a meeting. The teachers and community decided to gather at a safe social distance to call for a more robust return to… Read More
2021-01-11 10:46
Four people are dead, including the suspect, after an hourslong shooting spree across the Chicago area.
The bloodshed began Saturday at 1:50 p.m. when a man entered a parking lot on South Ea… Read More
2021-01-11 05:03
Online registration for Spring Naperville Youth Soccer Academy and Naperville Premier Soccer University is set to begin at noon on Tuesday, January 12 for resident girls and on Wednesday, Ja… Read More
2021-01-11 00:59
The City of Joliet City Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. James V. Capparelli to City Manager on a permanent basis for the City of Joliet.
Mr. Capparelli joins the City f… Read More
2021-01-10 20:37
ANTIOCH TOWNSHIP, Ill. — One person was killed and another person was injured in a traffic crash in Antioch Township Saturday, according to police.
Police said officers respo… Read More
2021-01-09 22:55
A suburban Chicago businessman has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $420,000 in small business loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, a… Read More
2021-01-09 18:10
The Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research (CFAAR), at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital… Read More
2021-01-09 16:05
Northern Illinois – Local Girl Scouts have set-up their cookie websites and been busy marketing their products and selling Girl Scout Cookies online since December 14, 2020, for t… Read More
Pritzker Administration Targets $520 Million Corporate Tax Loopholes In Advance Of Lame Duck Session
2021-01-09 03:29
CHICAGO — Due to the budget crisis caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor JB Pritzker is freezing the implementation of a new set of state business tax credits and call… Read More
2021-01-09 02:33
CHICAGO – Building on guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Illinois Department of P… Read More
2021-01-07 18:46
GENEVA, ILLINOIS — The Chicago Steel (11-2-2-0; 24 pts.) take their 11-game point streak on the road for a three-game stretch against Team USA (U17) and the Youngstown Phantoms this we… Read More
2021-01-07 01:52
Hindman Introduces New Online & Mobile Bidding Platform to Elevate and Streamline Client Experience
Today, Hindman announces the launch of the Digital Bid Room, a new dynamic online and… Read More
2021-01-06 04:15
ILLINOIS — New research at an Illinois college is taking a look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of Illinoisans.
Three psychology students at Monmouth C… Read More
2021-01-05 16:08
The Great Lakes Academy at 8401 S. Saginaw is getting a $9 million renovation/expansion, according to a City of Chicago building permit issued on Dec. 29.
The permit says the project will re… Read More
2021-01-05 05:18
CHICAGO — The former office manager of a southwest suburban construction company has been charged with fraud for allegedly embezzling more than $2.3 million in company funds.
MILDRED H… Read More
2021-01-05 04:01
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — At 10:32 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 3, Naperville’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) received a call for a structure fire at a two-story, wood-framed, single-fam… Read More
2020-12-27 23:54
Lendlease is saying they will be building a 41-story residential high0rise at 234 W. Polk St. They termed it The Reed. It is part of the next phase of the company’s Southbank developme… Read More
2020-12-26 02:50
On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, around 7:10 p.m., police and firefighter/paramedics from Buffalo Grove responded to a report of a serious crash involving a single vehicle hitting a tree on we… Read More
2020-12-25 20:52
The Chicago Steel are on a seven-game winning streak. They are traveling to Michigan to extend their streak as they play against the Muskegon Lumberjacks on Dec. 18 & 19. The games will… Read More
2020-12-23 20:46
The Illinois education unions have called on the Illinois State Board of Education to postpone standardized testing. Chicago Teachers Union, the Illinois Education Association (IEA), the Ill… Read More
2020-12-23 01:42
Former principal of St. John the Baptist Elementary School in Smithton, Illinois, Roy Joseph Monti of St. Louis, Missouri has been sentenced to 6 months in federal prison and 6 months of hom… Read More
2020-12-22 19:39
Moderna, a COVID-19 vaccine, is set to gain emergency authorization soon. The US regulators said that it was 94% effective and safe. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) analyzed the effec… Read More
2020-12-18 23:29
A Tokyo court sentenced a man famous as “Twitter Killer” to death. The man was involved in brutal murders of people whom he found on the social media platform. According to the r… Read More
2020-12-18 19:25
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s pediatric sports medicine physician-researchers and their teams are studying how auditory processing is disrupted in th… Read More
2020-12-18 17:23
The State of Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity has given the City of Naperville a $10,000 grant. The grant is for a photovoltaic system that recently was installed a… Read More
2020-12-18 14:21
Illegal possession of a loaded semi-automatic handgun has landed a Chicago man four years in federal prison. 43-year old Lashon Norfleet has possessed a firearm in the 7100 block of South Al… Read More
2020-12-18 02:01
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Naperville Park District will not be hosting the traditional Countdown at the Carillon event at the Millennium Carillon in Moser Tower. However, there will be a… Read More
2020-12-17 20:06
A study is aiming to lower the risk of ACL re-injury in Children. Pediatric sports medicine physician-researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago are leadin… Read More
2020-12-17 19:57
49-year-old Shawn E. Whitecotton of Herrin, Illinois pleaded guilty to a two-count felony information charging him with making false statements on government forms. He entered in a guilty pl… Read More
2020-12-17 14:33
Turkey has appointed its ambassador to Israel after a gap of two years. In May 2018, Turkey brought its ambassador back from Israel to protest against the attacks on Palestinian demonstrator… Read More
2020-12-17 13:34
According to Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart, on Friday morning, Cook County Sheriff’s Police’s quick and compassionate work reversed a deadly overdose in Chicago. On Sunday… Read More
2020-12-17 05:49
Boko Haram, the terrorist organization of Nigeria, claimed that it kidnapped hundreds of students from a northwestern area of the country. It is the first attack of Boko Haram in this part o… Read More
2020-12-17 01:18
United States Hockey League has announced its Players of the Week and two Chicago Steel players make the list. Chicago Steel forward Erik Middendorf and defenseman Ryan Ufko made the list fo… Read More
2020-12-16 14:03
COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on businesses across various industries. However, Chicago-based Complete Crewing took the hardships as an opportunity. Complete Crewing- an experienced and… Read More
2020-12-16 03:38
Good news for Illinoisans. J.B. Pritzker’s administration has announced a new partnership with ALDI to provide online grocery access to over 2 million families on SNAP Chicago. Illinoi… Read More
2020-12-15 21:40
Illinois has received the first batch of the COVID-19 vaccines. Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker oversaw the delivery of the first 43,000 doses of the vaccine. Pritzker termed the delivery of… Read More
2020-12-15 03:46
The US federal departments have been hacked in a way to obtain access to government communications. The malicious actors exploited SolarWinds Orion, a computer network. The officials told th… Read More
2020-12-15 01:00
The Naperville Park District Board of Park Commissioners have voted to adopt the 2021 Budget and appropriation ordinance. The decision was taken at their December 10, 2020 meeting. For a 30… Read More
2020-12-14 23:54
Route 66 Centennial Commission has an open road ahead. On Tuesday, to establish an organization to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the “Main Street of America”, a bill passed… Read More
2020-12-14 17:42
Just before 5:30 p.m., Illinois State Police and firefighters and Chicago paramedics responded to a report of a crash off the roadway near the ramps to I-190 inbound to O’Hare Internat… Read More
2020-12-14 15:11
The Chicago Steel have taken down Youngstown Phantoms 6-1 on Saturday night at Fox Valley Ice Arena. It was a three-game weekend set and the Steel earned all six possible points. Six differe… Read More
2020-11-19 03:21
Thomas Rozak, an experienced architect-developer, and its partner, Dan Mocderi, have filed a zoning plan for a 26-story residential tower in the West Loop area of Chicago. According to the a… Read More
2020-11-19 01:17
The City Council of the City of Joliet has announced the official reopening of North Chicago Street in downtown Joliet. The announcement has been made by the Council in partnership with the… Read More
2020-11-18 22:15
The cross country teams of the Junior Joliet College created history at Division III National Championship Meet of the National Junior College Athletic Association. The Championship Meet too… Read More
2020-11-18 19:14
A federal investigation has been conducted to target individuals involved in drug trafficking and firearms offensive on the West Side of Chicago. Over 26 individuals have been charged under… Read More
2020-11-17 02:47
In the third quarter of the year, Chicago’s office space largely remained idle. The reason for this is because more than 75% of Chicago’s office-using employees remained working… Read More
2020-11-16 23:45
Dwayne E. Robinson, of O’Fallon, Illinois is charged with sexually exploiting a minor and possession of prepubescent child pornography. The 57-year old Robinson was arraigned on the tw… Read More
2020-11-16 20:40
The renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side Hyde Park Art Center, will be presenting its annual Gala. For the first time, the Gala will be… Read More
2020-11-16 18:17
Chicago Steel’s 2020-2021 season started with a bang as they fell to the Muskegon Lumberjacks by a score of 10-8 at Fox Valley Ice Arena. The game featured 18 goals, 12 of which came b… Read More
2020-11-16 17:40
John Feeney, a 30-year-old Grundy County man, has been charged in a federal court in Chicago for possessing explosive devices and handguns illegally. According to the court documents, Feeney… Read More
2020-11-15 23:34
Kevin Stitt, the governor of Oklahoma, requested a Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government for the damages caused by the ice storm in the state in October. The governor includ… Read More
2020-11-15 21:30
The City of Chicago has issued a building permit of $78 million for the construction of an apartment tower in the West Loop. The site of the 278-unit apartment tower is located at 1400 W. Ra… Read More
2020-11-15 18:28
The small businesses in the City of Naperville have been affected negatively by the coronavirus pandemic. The City of Naperville has made a total of $100,000 available to help those business… Read More
2020-11-15 17:30
The positivity rate of Will County for the coronavirus is 18.6%, according to the Illinois Public Health Department (IDPH). JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, also urged the public in th… Read More
2020-11-15 14:26
Dennis W. Haggerty, the president of At Diagnostic Inc., has been charged with one count of wire fraud in the US District Court in Chicago. According to the criminal complaint filed against… Read More
2020-11-15 13:34
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a “global pandemic” eight months ago. The virus has reached those last parts of the world that were safe until now. The f… Read More
2020-11-15 00:32
JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, has threatened to issue state-at-home order as a last resort amid the rising number of coronavirus cases across the state and the nation. The Illinois… Read More
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