Status of park projects uncertain after Rauner grant freeze
South Elgin has wanted to revamp a park near the Fox River since 2011. Word that it would receive a $400,000 state grant to help with the $1.1 million price...
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Rauner’s grant freeze halts progress on Romeoville park
Plans for a new 31-acre park near the southeast corner of Airport and Weber roads in Romeoville is one of many such statewide projects that has been put on hold...
Three incumbent trustees up for re-election in Bolingbrook
The three Bolingbrook Village Board incumbents running for re-election on April 7 face one outside challenger. The trio from the First Party for Bolingbrook, however, declined to be interviewed on...
Prosecutors: Children were injured by mother
A 20-year-old Chicago mother of three young children was ordered held in lieu of $200,000 bail Sunday after prosecutors said her kids were found with various broken bones and other...
Prosecutors: McDonald’s employee attacks customer, damaging man’s eye
A McDonald's employee from Chicago was ordered held in lieu of $40,000 bail Sunday after prosecutors said he attacked a customer while working at a Near West Side location last...
Plainfield man charged in striking of infant
A Plainfield man has been charged with felony aggravated battery to a child after authorities say he struck his infant late last month. Plainfield police responded to Edward Hospital about...
Bolingbrook Mayor Claar recovering after open-heart surgery
Longtime Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar had open-heart surgery on March 3, according to family members and village officials. Claar's family said in a statement provided by the village that Claar,...
Plainfield mum on snow removal problems during Super Bowl blizzard
Wintry weather might have departed the area this week, but questions remain about how Plainfield handled the Super Bowl blizzard that dropped about 14 inches of snow on the town....
Northern Will County Water Agency approves formalized finance system
The five member towns comprising the Northern Will County Water Agency voted Monday to implement a formalized system for tracking the organization's finances, a suggestion made late last year when...
3 charged in Southwest Side stabbing attack that hospitalized teen
Three men were each ordered held in lieu of $500,000 bail Sunday after prosecutors said they assaulted and stabbed three teenage males outside a Southwest Side shopping center. Celso Jaimes,...