A Des Plaines resident pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges stemming from allegations of a $227 million Medicare fraud involving fake COVID-19 tests, authorities said.

Pumpkin Smash, an annual effort to compost jack-o-lanterns and divert them from landfills, returns throughout the suburbs starting Sunday, Nov. 1. In 2025, participating SCARCE sites composted 400,393 pounds.

An IHSA soccer official was assaulted Friday as she left the field at Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn.

This should be the best weekend of the IHSA playoffs, with plenty of great matchups in Round 2. Mike McGraw gets you started by ranking the most competitive games.

The Cook County Democratic Party has its eye on flipping the only GOP-held seat on the County Board in Tuesdays elections, an effort that got a leg up Thursday when the outgoing Republican trashed his own partys nominee and encouraged voters to skip the race.

Loyola Medicine plans to construct two new buildings at a cost of $426 million part of a broader plan to modernize its facilities and expand geographically.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that the total population of tricolored bats, now a federally listed endangered species, had dropped by 93% in caves and shelters where they hibernate since the first discovery of white-nose syndrome in 2006. The devastating fungal disease has wiped out hibernating bats.

A $2.8 million upgrade is coming to Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Naperville.

Children dressed as goblins, ghouls, ghosts, and all sorts of their favorite characters filled Palatine Park Districts annual Halloween party Saturday.

Weeks before Tuesdays election, Gov. JB Pritzkers campaign contributed $200,000 to the Democratic Party of DuPage County, which used the money to help cash-strapped candidates running for sheriff and county board. Will that money make a difference?

One issue has risen above all others in Tuesdays midterm election: the economy.

Four men are accused of breaking into an Addison gambling business and stealing more than $13,000 from video machines.

Why Palatine resident Collin Corbett set off on a quixotic quest running as an independent candidate in blue-state Illinois.

Out since suffering a broken collarbone in Week 5, Naperville North running back Jayke Collins leads four Huskies running backs into the end zone in a 38-31 Class 8A playoff victory over Fremd.

Junior Lamar Osterhues ran for 214 yards and Barrington added to its win streak with a 24-17 win at Sandburg in the Class 8A playoffs.

Hersey controlled proceedings against Yorkville for all four quarters in a comfortable 49-7 home Class 7A playoff victory on Friday night.

Kane County officials on Friday celebrated receiving $1 million in federal money to enhance the countys forensics laboratory. Our lab will greatly reduce the time it takes to get results, which means we will get answers faster, and victims will get justice sooner, States Attorney Jamie Mosser said.

Two Elgin City Council candidates have lost their spots on the April 2027 ballot, including five-term council member John Steffen.

Halloween is on Saturday, Oct. 31, and over 100 towns in the suburbs have set trick-or-treating hours. Some towns also are hosting downtown trick-or-treating events.

A pioneering measure taken 40 years ago to redevelop Libertyvilles downtown area is officially finished and the results speak for themselves, officials say.

Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has extended a contract with Now Arena in Hoffman Estates to host indoor graduation ceremonies through 2028. Officials cite positive feedback and cost savings compared to traditional on-campus ceremonies that were often disrupted by weather.

Despite objections from some neighbors and a negative recommendation by the citys planning and zoning commissioners, the Elgin City Council has approved a plan for a new 7 Brew drive-through coffee shop on the citys east side.

Old St. Patricks Cemetery in Lake County is considered one of the most haunted locations in Illinois.

Burglar alarms for businesses in Hoffman Estates could soon borrow a page from spy thrillers if village trustees approve a change to the towns fire code.

While Halloween temperatures can vary greatly in Chicago from 84 degrees in 1950 to 25 in 2019 experts say the area is likely to see higher temperatures overall in the future due to man-made climate change.