McHenry has been saving money for the last several years, preparing for when the city has to put up its portion of the costs for the looming Route 31 widening project.
The devastating 1990 Plainfield tornado that took 29 lives still has an impact today, but for the better, meteorologists and emergency responders said at a Saturday workshop.
The out-swelling of public opposition to the “Christie Property” townhome subdivision plan in Yorkville is emblematic of the current state of the community’s development. The town desires to keep growing, but doesn’t want to lose its small-town feel.
OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa will seek to close its five-bed intensive care unit and 14-bed obstetrics services, as facilities at OSF St. Elizabeth in Peru prepare to take their place.
A dispute over a development and zoning process for the former Duke and Lee’s site dominated a Geneva City Council meeting for more than two hours.
After suffering a broken neck in an accident at a track and field meet that left him partially paralyzed March 15, Rock Falls senior Dylan Wescott is making progress after multiple surgeries.
An estimated $750,000 in federal funding that nonprofit Rooted for Good would have used to buyp food from Illinois farmers to stock DeKalb County food pantries has been lost, the result of a policy change from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
