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03/07/2025

The first VASA Fitness gym in the northwest suburbs is coming to Crystal Lake in what would be the seventh Illinois location.

03/07/2025

Fay’s Finest Foods hopes to be selling its grilled chicken, pork chops and other fare by next month in the former Heartland Bank on Gletty Road.

03/07/2025

Communities across northern Illinois are gearing up for Irish celebrations over St. Patrick's Day weekend.

03/07/2025

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 turn into another Oswego.

03/06/2025

High school students generally don’t participate in drafting legislation. Illinois Math and Science Academy senior Jordan Henry is an exception.

03/06/2025

About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an advisory state flag revision contest decided they’d prefer to resist change and keep the current design

03/06/2025

Oswego continues to move ahead with plans to build a new public works facility to keep up with the village’s needs as it continues to grow.

03/06/2025

Lewis University - March is National Reading Month, a special time dedicated to fostering a love of reading and improving literacy skills for all ages.

03/06/2025

Illinois recorded an 8.3% drop in overall drug overdose deaths in 2023, a rate double the national decline, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday.

03/06/2025

“There’s no way they can cut that much out of the federal budget without touching Medicaid, because Medicaid is such a substantial portion of the discretionary funds that they have access to,” Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, said

03/06/2025

With the partisan temperature of public education rising, candidates for Yorkville 115 board fielded audience questions on political topics ranging from DEI, ICE and immigration, and teaching curriculum perceived as ‘woke’ ideology.

03/06/2025

Marc Silverman: If I told you the Bears would acquire the Chiefs 2024 MVP this offseason, you would’ve laughed. Joe Tuney was given that award by his teammates at the end of the season.

03/06/2025

Oswego Economic Development Director Kevin Leighty is happy there have been so many business inquiries about the space that recently housed the Tap House Grill in downtown Oswego.

03/05/2025

Starting Wednesday, portions of two streets in downtown Oswego will be closed as work is set to begin this week on the construction of the second building at The Reserve at Hudson Crossing luxury apartment complex.

03/05/2025

The General Assembly’s bipartisan Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability released a new fiscal year 2026 revenue projection that is $737 million short of the proposal Pritzker introduced last month

03/05/2025

Vintage and antique stores across northern Illinois and Wisconsin will participate Friday and Saturday in the Vintage Shop Hop with special promotions and events.

03/05/2025

How would a trade war impact Kendall County businesses? There is little consensus, and even less certainty.

03/05/2025

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Beer and wine festivals around northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin offer springtime fun in March, April and May.