17+ hour, 37+ min ago   (467+ words) An Elgin man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for the 2024 murder of his pregnant estranged wife. Pierre French, 38, a resident of the 700 block of Bluff City Boulevard, was sentenced Thursday by Kane County Circuit Court Judge Bianca Camargo....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (492+ words) The founder of the Chicago Archdiocese’s Office of Divine Worship is being remembered as a great teacher and theologian. A funeral Mass for the Rev. Gerard Broccolo, a retired priest and former associate pastor of St. James Parish in Arlington…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (186+ words) A Chicago man is being held in McHenry County Jail for allegedly having sex with a minor in a Harvard park. Milton Espino-Mejia, 25, has been denied pretrial release after a Sept. 5 court appearance. He is charged with aggravated criminal sexual…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (657+ words) Brookfield Zoo Chicago will recognize leaders in wildlife conservation while raising funds to support conservation efforts locally and around the world. The 23rd annual Conservation Leadership Awards Dinner on Oct. 5 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago brings together conservation leaders, philanthropists,…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (558+ words) The Mississippi Earthtones Festival is Sept. 19. The Mississippi Earthtones Festival, which started 20 years ago, will celebrate the environment, community, music and just plain old having a good time on the Mississippi River when it is held on Sept. 19. The event,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (354+ words) SPRINGFIELD — ­­Illinois will spend over $3.5 million to local food organizations in the state’s latest attempt to bolster local food infrastructure. The grants from the Department of Agriculture are part of a three-year-old program aimed at making it easier for local farmers…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1337+ words) Divers from Great American Divers in St. Charles, Missouri, practice at Mermet Springs on July 17, 2026, in Belknap, Illinois. (Peyton Cook for the Saluki Local Reporting Lab) BELKNAP, Ill. — Sometimes a person doesn’t just discover a place. It discovers them, too. For…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1004+ words) Many of the residents they serve are working long hours, sometimes working several jobs, to make ends meet. Vero Ortiz, who heads the organization’s director of community wellness, said that not everybody is ready to consider mental health, and even…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (526+ words) Two-year-old Ta’Naja Barnes’ 2019 death was so horrific that legislators passed a law in her honor to ensure the Department of Children and Family Services would provide abused and neglected kids with continued support services once they’re returned to their parents....

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (535+ words) Q: Cathy, you are a Chicago-area native. Can you tell us a little about where you grew up, and a little about your childhood/school days? Q: Do you have any Peoria or central Illinois connections? A: “Yes. My dad’s sister, Bobbie, settled…...