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2020-09-16 02:17
Daniel A. Betty, 28, of Decatur, Ill., is sentenced to serve 22 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting and enticing a 14-year-old girl in September and October 2019. U.S District Ju… Read More
2020-09-16 00:13
Since 1970, animal populations have reduced an average of 68% as human activities have pushed the planet’s life support systems to the edge. According to a major new assessment of the… Read More
2020-09-15 22:10
Illinois’ recreational marijuana tax revenue is accelerating as it approaches $20 million a month. The Illinois Department of Revenue has released the latest figures for August tax col… Read More
2020-09-15 19:07
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Joliet Junior College was preparing to transfer courses online in Mid-March. Adult education instructor Angela Logwood was also preparing ahead of how her summe… Read More
2020-09-15 17:00
Chicago street gang’s member has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for engaging in a pattern of racketeering activity that included murder. 23-year old Alonzo G. Horta of Ha… Read More
2020-09-15 14:00
Each September, the international art fair, EXPO Chicago launches and dominates the region’s cultural calendar. However, due to the global pandemic, the decision is made to move spring… Read More
2020-09-15 12:38
The smoke coming out of the wildfire on the West Coast is reaching cities several miles away. The residents near the fires are suffering against the worst air for weeks now. Danica Gragg sai… Read More
2020-09-14 17:34
2021 Naperville Park District Board of Park Commissioners election’s petition will be ready for pickup. The interested park board candidates can collect the packets beginning Friday, S… Read More
2020-09-14 13:30
Anthony Gibson, a Junior Joliet College (JJC) student, has been awarded a research grant to study a native flora on the campus of the college. The Illinois Native Plant Society (INPS) awarde… Read More
2020-09-13 17:24
All of us have witnessed post office delays in terms of receiving a postcard. However, none of us experienced such a delay. A Belding, Michigan, woman claimed that she received a postcard th… Read More
2020-09-12 15:27
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said that states and local governments are depending on Congress for relief. The governor made a strong pitch for additional COVID-19 relief from the federal… Read More
2020-09-10 22:30
The region’s leading private four-year institution Rockford University announced it will offer sessions from its course, “Current Issues in American Foreign Policy,” free a… Read More
2020-09-10 19:36
An East St. Louis grand jury returned a five-count indictment against four St. Clair County residents as they are facing federal fraud charges. The charged individuals are:
36-year old Micha… Read More
2020-09-10 19:27
The 2020 City of Champions Cup ended on Sunday as it capped off an excellent season of professional baseball in Joliet. In between games of Sunday’s doubleheader, an awards ceremony wa… Read More
2020-09-10 16:25
The Greenville Education Association (GEA) has worked with Greenville First Christian Church and Greenville University to set up the Education Connection. The connection provides childcare f… Read More
2020-09-10 13:23
Sullivan High School in Rogers Park. At 6631 N. Bosworth Ave. will underway massive renovations as Chicago has issued an $18 million building permit. The overall renovation cost for the scho… Read More
2020-09-09 16:57
The Narcotics Control Bureau of India arrested Rhea Chakraborty, an Indian actress, in the suicide case of Sushant Singh. Singh committed suicide on June 14 and Chakraborty was his girlfrien… Read More
2020-09-09 13:54
Several media outlets received a memo released by JP Morgan Chase. The company memo alleged several customers and employees with committing inappropriate actions related to the coronavirus r… Read More
2020-09-08 22:52
The Joliet Slammers ended their City of Champions Cup campaign on a high note with a 4-3 victory against the NERDS Herd. The bullpen of the Slammers and catcher Brian Parreira played a cruci… Read More
2020-09-08 12:50
Thousands of protestors demanded the resignation of Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel. They gathered outside the prime minister’s residence from Saturday night to Sunday… Read More
2020-09-08 00:45
The National Weather Service (NWS) reported on Sunday that they recorded the highest temperature of 121 degrees in Los Angeles County, California. It was the hottest ever recorded temperatur… Read More
2020-09-05 17:58
Grand Reopening of Knoch Park is set for at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 17 at Knoch Park, located at 724 S. West Street. Representatives of Naperville Park District and Naperville Commu… Read More
2020-09-03 16:49
Charges have been brought forward against four defendants in an ongoing federal criminal investigation into the failure of a Chicago bank. All four defendants had worked for the bank. In Dec… Read More
2020-09-02 22:00
A man has been charged in federal court for allegedly possessing a loaded gun while looting a store in downtown Chicago earlier this month. 27-year old Javonte T. Williams of Chicago is char… Read More
2020-09-02 15:52
Petitions for candidacy for the 2021 Elgin municipal election are available. They are available in the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall, Room 202, located at 150 Dexter Court in Elgin… Read More
2020-09-01 17:55
The 1963 civil rights March on Washington is commemorated as thousands gather in Washington DC. The demonstrators are also protesting police violence. The families of black Americans shot or… Read More
2020-09-01 13:47
In Saturday night’s City of Champions Cup matchup, the NERDS Herd defeated the Joliet Tully Monsters 5-2. The batters didn’t have a good night as both team’s pitchers shut… Read More
2020-08-19 20:14
The Joliet Slammers are proud to announce that Tampa Bay Rays have signed Tully Monster pitcher Dietrich Enns. Enns will report to the Rays alternate site. Enns played 5 games with the Tully… Read More
2020-08-19 16:58
Federal fraud charges indictment for a north suburban financial adviser for allegedly swindling clients who had sought her assistance in purchasing a new home after foreclosure. 53-year old… Read More
2020-08-19 13:24
Naperville’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) received a call at 9:57 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14 for a structure fire at a 2-story single-family residence located in the 1400 block En… Read More
2020-08-19 02:52
Illinois’ expanded vote-by-mail opportunities, stimulated by COVID-19 exposure concerns, have the potential to delay results on Election Day because of protracted ballot counts in clos… Read More
2020-08-18 21:50
Defrauding Illinois Medicaid out of hundreds of thousands of dollars over a period of several years’ lands a St. Louis-area dentist imprisonment sentencing. 49-year-old Dr. Yun Sup Kim… Read More
2020-08-18 17:45
The Joliet Tully Monsters outclassed the Chicago Deep Dish 8-4 in Sunday afternoon’s 2020 City of Champions Cup matchup. The game was more of a batters game as both teams combined for… Read More
2020-08-18 14:39
The Illinois Department of Public Health has added Kane County to its COVID-19 watch list. Kane County’s Health Department director is urging residents to continue taking steps to redu… Read More
2020-08-18 00:14
Aurora Downtown, a non-profit of downtown business and property owners are seeking nominations for at-large board seats. They have announced that its annual board election process has starte… Read More
2020-08-17 21:12
The North Clay Education Association (NCEA) is calling for the North Clay Community Unit School District #25 Board of Education (BOE) to invest in the North Clay students, educators, and sta… Read More
2020-08-17 19:09
United States’ new jobless claims have dropped below 1 million last week for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the economy in March. However, the numbers are still wel… Read More
2020-08-17 17:05
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has gone big with grants to small businesses hurt in the pandemic. He announced the first $46 million distributed to more than 2500 firms across the state. Th… Read More
2020-08-17 14:03
Chicago’s retail market turned on its head in the second quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants, shops, movie theatres, and gyms were forced to close for most of the quar… Read More
2020-08-17 12:56
The Peoria County Board of Election Commissioners (PCBEC) was formed in 2015 as a result of the county-wide referendum. The voters voted for creating a more efficient and economical manner o… Read More
2020-08-13 00:20
A grand jury has indicted the mayor of Crestwood for using an interstate facility in aid of bribery, and lying to federal law enforcement about his request and receipt of benefits from a rep… Read More
2020-08-12 21:17
An indictment has been returned by a federal grand jury that charges 73-year old Richard G. Simms currently of Marietta, Ohio with fraud. He is charged with defrauding Kankakee’s waste… Read More
2020-08-12 18:15
Joliet Junior College students can support their education this fall by applying for funding through the CARES Act. The applications are open for submission through Aug.31. President Trump s… Read More
2020-08-12 15:06
Three family members are facing the law as they are indicted on a labor trafficking conspiracy charge for allegedly forcing two undocumented West African teenagers to work in the Chicago sub… Read More
2020-08-12 12:03
The renovation of the former YMCA at 3039 E 91st St. in the city’s south side has been issued a $10.35 million building permit by Chicago. The permit is part of a project to revive the… Read More
2020-08-06 00:27
CalTrans, the department of transportation of California, was supposed to initiate the construction work of a highway project in mid-July. The project included the repairing and repaving of… Read More
2020-08-05 19:24
The Joliet Slammers faced the NERDS Herd in the second game of the Sunday doubleheader. The Slammers entered the field riding a winning streak of seven games. Last night, the Herd lost again… Read More
2020-08-05 17:20
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton today announced the 21st Century Illinois Transformation Model. The model is a new plan that will transform the state’… Read More
2020-08-05 14:31
There are Phase 4 guidelines implemented in the state amid the coronavirus pandemic. First Fridays is back in downtown Aurora under these guidelines. The event was happening virtually for th… Read More
2020-08-04 02:48
An indictment of allegedly skimming $1.1 million from federally insured facilities has been returned in US District Court in Chicago on Wednesday against an owner of several nursing homes in… Read More
2020-08-04 00:45
The Branch is presenting the Kite Fly event in Naperville Park District on Sunday, August 30, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. According to the event managers, the event will take place at Frontier… Read More
2020-08-03 22:41
A limited number of FHN employees’ email accounts may have been accessed by an unauthorized person. FHN said on April 20, 2020, that their investigation found a privacy incident that h… Read More
2020-08-03 19:39
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation announced the second of six $250 million grants. The grants would go to counties, municipalities, and townships… Read More
2020-08-03 16:36
The annual Leadership Golf Outing has been rescheduled by the Highland Community College Foundation to Friday, September 11 at the Freeport Club, 1614 S. Park Blvd., Freeport, Ill. The event… Read More
2020-08-03 14:36
The Joliet Slammers has defeated the Joliet Tully Monsters 8-5 in Thursday night’s 2020 City of Champions Cup exhibition. Starting pitcher Will Headean and first baseman Brian Parreira… Read More
2020-08-02 21:45
Virtual learning is not adequate for many working families and students due to the lack of technology access. Millions of students have to sit in front of the computers at their homes to beg… Read More
2020-08-02 17:43
Internationally recognized and celebrated designer David Lee Csicsko has engaged in a variety of projects at almost every scale during his 30-year career. He is currently living and working… Read More
2020-08-02 14:38
Rodrigo Duterte, the president of the Philippines, suggested last week that the public should wash their face masks with petrol. The government officials immediately responded to his stateme… Read More
2020-08-01 02:51
Illinois’ new state restrictions for sports aren’t just limited to high school football, which will be moved to the spring. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker feared the spread of C… Read More
2020-07-31 23:46
Naperville Park District’s sprinkler event for kids at Rotary Hill, Midday Spray will continue throughout August. The event was launched on July 9. The new weekday event gives kids a f… Read More
2020-07-31 20:34
The COVID-19 Pandemic has shaken the US economy. Between April and June, the US economy shrank at a 32.9% as lockdowns and spending cutbacks were employed during the pandemic. Since the gove… Read More
2020-07-31 16:12
The Naperville’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) at 6:37 p.m. on July 28 received a 911 call from a resident reporting a fire involving a single-family home. To the reported struc… Read More
2020-07-31 14:44
The alleged leader of Chicago’s street gang Black Disciples is part of 23 individuals facing criminal charges as part of a federal investigation into drug and gun trafficking on the ci… Read More
2020-07-31 04:51
United States is moving to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany. The move complies with President Donald Trump’s plan. However, the decision has attracted bipartisan congressional oppos… Read More
2020-07-31 02:42
The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) and the Freeport Community Foundation (FCF) have announced today that they partnered to award $60,000 in Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund… Read More
2020-07-31 00:40
Naperville Police is investigating the fatal traffic crash on City’s Eastside. On Monday, July 27, 2020 ar around 5:50 p.m., the Naperville Police and the Fire Departments responded to… Read More
2020-07-30 22:39
The NERDS Herd and Chicago Deep Dish faced off on a beautiful Tuesday night at DuPage Medical Group Field. The Deep Dish came to the game with a six-game losing streak and were surely lookin… Read More
2020-07-30 20:37
A pet cat has been tested positive for coronavirus in the UK. There are several other countries that reported positive coronavirus cases in animals. According to a report published by BBC, a… Read More
2020-07-30 18:34
A Cicero woman pleaded guilty today to a federal labor trafficking charge. The woman had helped numerous undocumented immigrants from Guatemala illegally enter the United States. 50-year old… Read More
2020-07-30 17:13
Kroll investigators have discovered a scheme that reveals how Igor Kolomoiskiy together with Igor and Grigory Surkis were withdrawing funds from Privatbank during the bank nationalization. T… Read More
2020-07-30 15:55
CBS-2 has reported that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is in very early stages of planning to build an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Dwight, Illino… Read More
2020-07-30 13:30
The efficacy of the hydroxychloroquine has been disputed by several trials so far. However, President Donald Trump once again promoted it as a treatment for the coronavirus infection. With t… Read More
2020-07-30 04:10
The government had described 29-year old Tyler L. Foote of Mattoon, Illinois as an avid collector of extremely violent child pornography. He has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison… Read More
2020-07-30 03:07
The Tully Monsters and the Deep Dish clashed on a humid evening at DuPage Medical Group Field. The Tully Monsters were looking for revenge as they suffered their first loss last night to the… Read More
2020-07-30 01:01
A convicted felon has earned 15 years in federal prison for illegal possession of a loaded handgun in the Avalon Park neighborhood of Chicago. On March 4, 2018, 31-year-old Antoine Jackson o… Read More
2020-07-29 22:59
MoCP is the world’s elite college art museum dedicated to photography. The Columbia College Chicago founded it in 1976 as the successor to the Chicago Center for Contemporary Photograp… Read More
2020-07-29 20:58
Illinois state attorney general has issued a formal consumer alert over the identity-theft scam afflicting unemployment systems across the nation. On Monday, Attorney General Kwame Raoul iss… Read More
2020-07-29 18:21
Three individuals have been charged with federal offenses for allegedly illegally possessing guns or ammunition in Chicago. Under the Department of Justice’s Operation Legend, the char… Read More
2020-07-29 16:50
Complexity is an issue when performing any kind of maintenance on a 114-year-old bridge, but it is a whole another ball game when you have to lift the 40,000-pound bridge off its foundation… Read More
2020-07-29 00:08
A walk down Chicago’s Riverwalk will make life feel normal like you’re back in 2019. However, this year, things will slightly change thanks to the COVID-19 Pandemic as you have t… Read More
2020-07-28 20:06
COVID-19 cases are leveling off in Illinois as just over 1,500 new cases were reported on Friday. However, the Department of Public Health has issued formal warnings to four counties where t… Read More
2020-07-28 17:03
Randall E. Tarr, a 64-year-old Rochester man, pleaded guilty on the charges of threatening a US Congressman Rodney Davis. He entered a plea agreement before US Magistrate Judge Tom Schanzle… Read More
2020-07-28 13:07
Steve Chirico, the mayor of Naperville, has been selected to participate in the leadership and management program of Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. In this program, a faculty… Read More
2020-07-28 12:43
Abdalla Humdok, the prime minister of Sudan, announced the deployment of army troops in Darfur after a deadly firing incident in which 60 people reportedly lost their lives. According to AFP… Read More
2020-07-28 11:40
The National Football League (NFL) announced on Monday evening that it had officially canceled the entire preseason schedule. The League has started its preparation for the start of training… Read More
2020-07-27 19:50
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John R. Lausch Jr, today joined Attorney General William P. Barr and President Donald J. Trump to announce the expansion of Opera… Read More
2020-07-27 14:47
The Cannabis Cup competition is coming to Illinois. The Cannabis Cup started in Amsterdam in the 1980s. It will come to Illinois in which all adults in the state will be able to vote for the… Read More
2020-07-27 03:43
An Unfair Labor Practice Charge will be filed by the Illinois Education Association (IEA) with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board (IELRB). The charge will be filed against the Ne… Read More
2020-07-27 01:41
The Illinois Economic Policy Institute released a study related to Illinois’s economic reopening plan. The study praised Illinois for taking decisive early action on the COVID-19 pande… Read More
2020-07-26 22:38
A widespread fraud scheme has been uncovered by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). The IDES officials are investigating the scheme that is being conducted nationwide. Acc… Read More
2020-07-26 20:36
A Chicago man who allegedly possessed numerous sexually explicit videos of children has been indicted on a federal child pornography charge. 36-year old Joseph Werwath is charged with one co… Read More
2020-07-26 19:25
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced a $4.7 million for expanding Illinois Apprenticeship Program. The investment… Read More
2020-07-26 17:25
The COVID-19 Pandemic has forced players participating in the 2020 City of Champions Cup to face many unfamiliar circumstances, but Jon Nunnally Jr. of the NERDS® Herd embraces new chall… Read More
2020-07-26 00:16
Susie Zhao, a 33-year-old Michigan lady, was found dead in a Detroit suburb on July 13 at around 8:00 am. Zhao played poker on the national level, according to law enforcement officials. The… Read More
2020-07-25 17:13
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) emphasized reopening schools this fall. In the previous guidelines, the CDC guided the schools to stay closed in areas with high transmis… Read More
2020-07-25 02:10
On Tuesday, 15 people were sent to the hospital as a mass shooting occurred in the Gresham neighborhood. The shooting took place a day after President Donald Trump criticized Chicago and oth… Read More
2020-07-24 13:07
Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), said while praising women leadership, “Women leaders are working better in the coronavirus crisis.” According… Read More
2020-07-24 02:45
The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, EXPO CHICAGO, announced its news virtual salon series, Dine&. The Dine& series is based on the idea of having a conversat… Read More
2020-07-24 00:42
Eighteen defendants have been charged in federal court with conspiring to sell heroin or fentanyl-laced heroin on the Northwest Side of Chicago. A criminal complaint was filed against the de… Read More
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