The Daily Leader

07/30/2024

City of Pontiac opens path to financing street repair with municipal 1% sales tax approval.

07/30/2024

Explore the lives, history and legacies of our community members through the Daily Leader obituaries: https://bit.ly/3Rn2p90

07/29/2024

Fairbury Fair, Threshermen’s Reunion and Harvest Days signal end of summer in Livingston County. Mark your calendars so you don't miss out.

07/25/2024

The McLean County Fair puts on the largest 4-H show in Illinois. Here's what you need to know if you plan on heading there this weekend.

07/25/2024

The Illinois high school volleyball season is just days away from its first official day of practice. Here's what you need to know as teams return to the court.

The Illinois high school volleyball season is only just days away from its first official day of practice. Here's what you need to know as teams return to the court.

07/25/2024

High school football is right around the corner. Take a look at some of the key dates for the upcoming season.

07/25/2024

A new substation on the city's west side is getting closer to reality as the city waits for final approval on a $500K federal grant.

07/23/2024

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema was one of the first to speak at Big Ten Conference media day. Here is everything he said in Indianapolis.

07/23/2024

Here are Big 10 players expected to make an instant impact out of the portal as picked by writers who cover the league for USA TODAY Sports Network.

07/23/2024

Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign has requested vetting materials from seven Democrats under consideration to be her vice presidential running-mate, USA TODAY has learned from a source familiar with the process.

Kamala Harris' list of Democrats getting a look for VP include Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Mark Kelly and Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

07/23/2024

The resignation comes 10 days after a lone gunman’s near-assassination of former President Donald Trump shook confidence in her ability to lead the agency charged with protecting presidents, candidates and other VIPs.

The embattled director had previously said she had no plans to step down but did so amid accusations that her agency failed to protect Donald Trump.

07/23/2024

The biggest question facing each Big 10 football team this season as asked by writers who cover the league for USA TODAY Sports Network.

07/23/2024

Here are Big 10 players expected to have a breakout season as picked by writers who cover the league for USA TODAY Sports Network.

07/22/2024

Here's the 2024 preseason USA TODAY Sports Network All-Big Ten team as picked by 14 beat writers who cover the league, from Oregon to New Jersey.

07/22/2024

The House Oversight Committee's hearing with Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on Monday saw the leading members of both parties call for her resignation over her agency's failure to prevent the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

Lawmakers blasted Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle for failing to prevent Donald Trump's shooting or provide details about what went wrong.

07/22/2024

Michigan beat Big Ten newcomer Washington for the 2023 national title, but neither cracked the top two in the USA TODAY Sports Network preseason media poll.

Michigan beat Big Ten newcomer Washington for the 2023 national title, but neither crack the top two in USA TODAY Sports Network preseason media poll.

07/22/2024

Even if he decided to take the $226,800 salary for the current fiscal year, Pritzker still wouldn't be among the state's highest paid employees.

07/22/2024

JB Pritzker, Eric Sorensen and other Illinois politicians react to Joe Biden news

President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race. Here's how Illinois politicians responded.

07/21/2024

President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on X, formerly Twitter, after he dropped out of the 2024 presidential race.

07/21/2024

Several Democrats, including those who formerly served in the Obama-Biden administration, urged him to consider dropping out.

07/19/2024

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Illinois last week compared with the week prior.

07/19/2024

The 16-second video shared by the Glendale Heights Police Department on Wednesday captures the lightning strike and sparks that followed near the officer's car on a rainy night. Police said it happened "after several nights of extreme storms."

While sharing the scary video, Glendale Height Police warned residents to seek shelter during severe storms.

07/19/2024

In the U.S., hundreds of flights were canceled Friday morning and some public transit systems reported impacts.

07/17/2024

Here's a look at how monthly real estate listings changed in Livingston County last month.

07/15/2024

J.D. Vance was first elected to the Senate in 2022 with no prior political experience but plenty of name recognition. Now he's Trump's running mate.