McLean Co. farmer saves horse from Texas
MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — More than a decade ago, Cropsey native Kelsey Allonge rescued a horse that was near death. Now, she’s continuing the mission she set out on [...]
Goodman’s ‘Tommy’ wins nine Jeff Awards
If Goodman Theatre's production of "The Who's Tommy" opens on Broadway next year (a transfer expected but not officially confirmed), it received a memorable send-off Monday at the 55th annual [...]
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum opens Sustainability Center that was se…
A 7-foot-tall floating digital globe lit up on the second floor of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Thursday, marking the grand opening of the Sustainability Center. The hybrid exhibit, meant [...]
Volo Bog needs stewards to protect rare and endangered species
Volo Bog supporters are looking to bring together volunteer stewards committed to protecting rare and endangered species at the one-of-a-kind habitat. Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves wants to build a [...]
Centuries after Native American remains were dug up, new state law re…
For centuries, Europeans carving up the prairie to suit their own idea of settlement dug up the graves of Native Americans as they conquered lands and pushed tribes to the [...]
Fall leaf colors depend on weather, experts say
Arborists say unpredictable weather patterns this year in Illinois are having an effect on leaf colors this fall, causing earlier changes that may not be as vibrant. Spencer Campbell, the [...]
Scaling Dreams: The Content at Scale and Content Hacker Merger Tale
Way back in January 2023, I shocked everyone in my industry of content marketing when I revealed that I had crossed over to the Dark Side 🤖.Specifically…I had joined Content [...]
Chicago fans pay tribute to ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett at …
Saturday was an especially sad day for Jimmy Buffett fans in Chicago and across the country as they learned of the legendary singer and songwriter's death. Many stopped by Buffett's [...]
Chicago embraced Jimmy Buffett long before ‘Margaritaville’
Years before "Margaritaville" established Jimmy Buffett as a bard of the tropical beaches, the singer-songwriter was a folk club regular in a city lapped by the waves of chilly Lake [...]
Sox fans left with questions about shooting
A night after two people were wounded by gunfire inside Guaranteed Rate Field as the White Sox faced the Oakland Athletics, fans were left with many questions about the shooting [...]
To beat extreme heat, waste pickup to begin earlier this week
To beat this week's extreme temperatures, waste disposal and recycling providers Groot, Flood Brothers and Waste Management will start their drivers' collection routes earlier through Friday. Groot is asking customers [...]
No one hurt when plane makes emergency landing at Wheeling airport
No one was injured Monday when a twin-engine turbojet airplane made an emergency landing at the Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling, authorities said. The plane, part of the N-Jet fleet [...]
Bolingbrook officer shot by theft suspect
A police officer was shot Sunday evening in Bolingbrook, officials said, after responding to a theft complaint at a business in the 100 block of South Bolingbrook Drive just before [...]
Taylorville native ask for help with Maui relief efforts
TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Taylorville native Terry Wright is collecting donations for Maui recovery efforts. He partnered with Samaritan Purse, a Christian organization that specializes in providing for victims of [...]
Pastor of merged Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates parishes dies at 59
The life of the Rev. Michael Scherschel, pastor of the newly merged parishes of Saints Matthew and Hubert in Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates, was celebrated by Cardinal Blase Cupich during [...]
Texas man dead after crashing motorcycle on I-90 near Hoffman Estates
A Texas man was killed early today when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a concrete median after going through a toll plaza on Interstate 90 at Barrington Road [...]
State’s top Democrats gather for Governor’s Day at fair
SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday told the state's largest annual gathering of Illinois Democrats that "Republicans demagogue, Democrats deliver" as U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin warned that the latest [...]
Active Transportation Alliance initiative makes sure area youth can r…
With a new feature, Active Transportation Alliance's major fundraiser, Fifth Third Bike the Drive, rolls for the 21st time from 6:30-10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 3, with more than 16,000 [...]
Chicago mayor makes pick for top cop
Larry Snelling, the Chicago Police Department's 54-year-old counterterrorism chief, is Mayor Brandon Johnson's choice to be the city's new top cop. Determined to improve rock-bottom police morale, Johnson chose the [...]
Pritzker vetos bill that would lift nuclear moratorium
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bill that would have enabled the construction of new nuclear reactors in Illinois for the first time in more than three decades. The [...]
After court ruling, local leaders say they will enforce state gun ban…
Local law enforcement officials said Friday they will enforce the state's ban on sales of high-powered weapons, following an Illinois Supreme Court ruling upholding the law. "We'll enforce the statute [...]
Madigan was ‘different from any other politician I’ve seen,’ FBI agen…
Brendan O'Leary spent more than two decades working for the FBI -- most of it in Chicago, and most of it investigating public corruption. But when it came to Illinois' [...]
Illinois leads nation in number of tornadoes
More tornadoes touched down in Illinois during a recent 12-month span than in any other state. That's according to recent data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that [...]
Legal weed at outdoor concert? Mundelein prepares for purportedly sta…
While Lollapalooza -- Illinois' largest music festival -- gets underway in Chicago, Mundelein is preparing to host a music festival purported to be the first in the state to allow [...]
Bartlett man drowns in Lake Michigan
A Bartlett man died Saturday after going missing while swimming in Lake Michigan off the Gary, Indiana, shoreline, officials said. Gary police were notified about 2:40 p.m. that the man [...]
Chicago pair charged after Lombard pharmacy theft and high-speed chas…
A Chicago man and woman are charged in connection with a high-speed chase after a burglary Wednesday at a Walgreens in Lombard. Kionna Kemp, 23, of the 700 block of [...]
Man dies after punching fist through window of Lake County bar, causi…
A 32-year-old Chicago man died early Monday after punching his fist through the window of a Lake County bar, causing a significant laceration to his arm and heavy bleeding, authorities [...]
Child thrown from ride at Taste of Antioch, airlifted to hospital
A 10-year-old child was airlifted to a hospital Sunday afternoon after apparently being thrown from a carnival ride during the Taste of Antioch festival, authorities said. The incident prompted village [...]
Tornado spotted over Glen Ellyn
Tornado sirens blared throughout the suburbs for the second time in a week as at least one twister formed Friday night. The National Weather Service in Romeoville said a tornado [...]
Chicago man gets 20 years for trying to rob truck driver in Napervill…
A Chicago man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for attempting to rob a beverage delivery truck driver in Naperville in 2021. Frederick Holmon, 33, of the 100 [...]
Prime Day deals are here, and so are the Prime Day scams. Here’s how …
Amazon Prime Day is in full swing, with the online retail behemoth promising thousands of deals to its more than 150 million Prime members. But the two-day event is not [...]
Leak at Hathorn Woods elementary school ‘important milestone’ in reso…
Water woes for Aqua Illinois customers in Lake County may be nearing an end. An Aqua Illinois alert shared by the village of Hawthorn Woods Sunday morning said company officials [...]
Lake County water crisis hits fifth day
Despite earlier corporate assurances that the problem was being resolved, hundreds of Lake County residents awoke Thursday without reliably safe drinking water for the fifth consecutive day. The emergency reportedly [...]
Woman charged with killing man in DUI crash near Winfield
A woman has been charged with killing a man in a drunken-driving crash near Winfield. Christine M. Brocious, 36, of the 7000 block of Mather Avenue in Chicago Ridge, is [...]
Contractor dies after medical emergency at race site
A 53-year-old man died after suffering a medical emergency at the NASCAR Chicago Street Race site Friday morning. The incident occurred about 11:30 a.m. on the 500 block of South [...]