Sugar Grove, IL

A Campton Hills man accused of beating his mother to death with a memorabilia baseball bat has been sentenced to probation in a recent plea deal with the Kane County State's Attorney's Office. Thomas Summerwill, who was 21 at the time of the March 2019 incident, had been charged with...

LASALLE COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) — Tuesday afternoon, a Marseilles woman was taken to Morris hospital with minor injuries after a single-vehicle accident. Constance Paterimos, who’s 75-years-old, was going northbound near 2754 E 2625th Road in Manlius Township when she lost control and overcorrected her vehicle. This resulted in Paterimos leaving...

The DeKalb County Health Department is recommending that everyone wear masks in indoor public settings, such as stores or gyms, as the county has reached a substantial level of COVID-19 spread. The health department says the recommendation is consistent with new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance that says...

JOLIET, Ill. — Will County health officials are recommending all residents to be wearing masks indoors in public as the county has entered the “substantial” transmission category as designated by the CDC. Will County is the only area county at this time to officially recommend masks inside for those who...

The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) has issued a new recommendation that is consistent with the recently updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance, urging everyone, whether vaccinated or not, to wear a mask while indoors to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and prevent hospitalization and death. Will County is also at a Substantial level.

Yet another visitor was cited for bad Yellowstone behavior, as an Illinois woman has been charged in U.S. District Court for a variety of offenses related to purposely approaching bears well within the legal limits. According to U.S. District Court in Yellowstone, Samantha Dehring of Carol Stream, Illinois, is charged...

Sandwich City Hall says the Illinois Department of Transportation will begin pavement patching of Route 34 from Pearl Street east to Duvick Avenue. Scanlon Excavating will handle the work which is scheduled to start on Monday, August 9. The work is expected to last through August 27, meaning that it should be done ahead of the Sandwich Fair which starts on September 8.

Terry Kennedy -- a famous skateboarder who's ridden with Rob Dyrdek and appeared in several skating video games -- was arrested Tuesday after he was accused of several heinous crimes, including threatening to murder cops. A DuPage State's Attorney's Office spokesperson tells TMZ Sports ... it all started after law...

Morris State Senator Sue Rezin says there ought to be some additional rules on the books about the storage and disposal of lithium batteries. Weeks ago, a massive fire in Morris at a warehouse used to store lithium batteries of various sizes prompted evacuations and forced firefighters to get creative with extinguishing the blaze as water and firefighting foam were not working.

A fast moving, squall line raced across the Chicago area early Thursday. Very strong winds caused wide spread damage. Tom Skilling details the science behind the storms and the winds reported on his Facebook page. Strong winds blew in. Skilling reports it generated a 64 mph gust in West Chicago...

An Amazon Fresh grocery store will be the anchor tenant in the 4500 block of West Touhy Avenue as part of the planned District 1860 development on the site of the former Purple Hotel at Lincoln and Touhy avenues in Lincolnwood. “We have been working diligently with a grocer and...

General contractor Arch-Con® Corporation is underway constructing a 17-story Fairfield Inn & Suites located at 76 East Avenue near Downtown Austin and Interstate 35 in the popular Rainey Street District. “This isn’t your typical Fairfield Inn & Suites,” Arch-Con Senior Vice President Marc MacConnell who leads the company’s Central Texas...

SANDWICH — The Rochelle Rampage 8U baseball team took third place in the Sandwich Summer Slam this past weekend. Rochelle went 2-2-1 over five games, defeating Somonauk 17-13 and Sandwich 14-5 while also drawing Yorkville 16-16. Rochelle conceded two losses against Sycamore teams. The Rampage 8U team includes Cohen Smith,...

CHICAGO (AP) — Severe thunderstorms that swept through the Chicago area and northern Illinois early Thursday packed high winds that left thousands of homes and businesses without power. The National Weather Service says several areas recorded wind gusts in excess of 60 mph that knocked down tree limbs or toppled...

The 14th Annual Veterans Weekend held in DeKalb County Illinois Honoring all Veterans, Senior Citizens, First Responders and Healthcare Workers all weekend. (Three days of events) Living History Military Encampment in Genoa all weekend. Friday, July 30, 2021. Meet and Greet with food in DeKalb at AMVETS, 4:00pm. Six Pack...

Four juveniles from the Rockford area were arrested after a police chase in Kane County Monday. The Kane County Sheriff's Office says Campton Hills Police were called for a report of a motor vehicle burglary in the 40W400 of Carl Sandburg Road. Police were given a description of the suspect vehicle by the victim.