During McHenry County College’s winter commencement ceremony earlier this month, one of the 528 graduates was a 16-year-old student from Cary who received his associate degree – before even graduating from high school.
For the first time in more than 200 years, the thunder of bison hooves can once again be heard on a Kane County forest preserve prairie. The triumphant return of American bison, the “buffalo” of lore, to Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve near Sycamore represents something more than just reestablishing the keystone species to its ancestral homeland.
Cities like Yorkville are becoming a hub for data centers – more than 3,000 acres in the city have been slated for data center development along its ComEd transmission station line off Eldamain Road. Oswego Village President Ryan Kauffman doesn’t see the same thing happening in the village.
After a crowded public hearing that lasted 2.5 hours where dozens of residents spoke, the DeKalb City Council unanimously approved a massive 560-acre data center by Edged, a subsidiary of Endeavour Energy. The series of votes – minus an absent Ward 3 Alderman Tracy Smith – came less than a month after the project was made public.
A Mendota man is being held in the La Salle County Jail after allegedly tossing about 1 kilogram – or 2.2 pounds – of cocaine out his car window as he sped away from police, who caught him and then seized more cocaine at his home.
Wonder no more, Bradley. Barbie, He-Man, American Girl, Hot Wheels and Barney could be on their way to the village of nearly 15,500 residents. An iconic name in the world of amusement and adventure is committed to becoming part of Bradley. Mattel Inc., an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company headquartered in El Segundo, California, has signed on to be the title brand for the now-anticipated $90 million indoor waterpark in Bradley, immediately southeast of the Northfield Square mall property.
A Plainfield house built in 1888 is the village’s latest landmark. Village trustees have approved landmark status for the house at 23822 W. Lockport St. It has been in the same family since its construction, Plainfield planning director Jonathan Proulx said.
A Rock Falls man whose plea agreement on home invasion and sex assault charges was turned down last week in Whiteside County Circuit Court is asking a judge to dismiss the case, claiming his right to a speedy trial has been violated.
