Four police officers were hurt Friday during protests at the ICE facility in Broadview. Two Broadview officers and a Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer were transported to a local hospital for ...

Officials at the Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva are expressing relief that the government shutdown has ended and funding for the essential SNAP food assistance program is secured for the next ...

Rockford’s Finance and Personnel Committee has approved the city’s 2026 budget, maintaining property tax levels and lowering the general fund by $2 million from last year. Despite a state-mandated $5 ...

Looking to chart the course for growth of Illinois river communities, 15 mayors gathered Nov. 7 in Peoria for the inaugural conference of the Illinois River Cities and Towns Initiative at the Childers ...

Illinois State Police arrested 29 individuals between Monday and Thursday in its violent crime suppression detail in St. Clair and Madison counties. The effort focuses on East St. Louis and ...

Zachary Christian dropped out of high school at 16 and never thought he would have to open another textbook. He had a job and didn’t feel like he needed any more schooling. Then, in 2023, at the age ...

COLLINSVILLE – Illinois State Police Troop 8 Commander Capt. Casey Faro has announced that the ISP will conduct roadside safety checks in Madison and St. Clair counties during November. The use of ...

“I’m extremely proud of the people who work for Chronicle Media,” said Rick Hibbert, publisher. “I believe we have some of the best journalists in Illinois and the 13 awards we earned in the NINA ...

The newest episode of “The First Million is Always the Hardest” podcast turns the microphone around as guest host Aria Quinn interviews Bo Kemp, the show’s creator and host, for a conversation about ...

PEORIA — The number of protesters gathered outside the Peoria County Courthouse awaiting a verdict in the Sean Grayson murder trial continues to grow this afternoon. Jury deliberations have stretched ...

After state Rep. Jed Davis, R-Newark, joined the Illinois Freedom Caucus during his first term in office, he was called to meet with the chairwoman of the Illinois Republican Party. He said Chairwoman ...

Beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday, both lanes of Sixth Street in Rockford will be closed to traffic from 10 th Avenue to 11 th Avenue. All traffic will be detoured to 7 th Street. Business and residential ...