Beginning New Year’s Day, every on-duty police officer in Illinois will be required to wear a body camera under the 2021 SAFE-T Act.
Statewide police body camera requirement kicked in Jan. 1, but full compliance picture unclear
Day: January 3, 2025
After surviving cicadas, mites and earwigs, what insects could generate buzz in 2025?
What types of insects could emerge in 2025 to bug us like the cicadas, itch mites, earwigs and Asian lady beetles did in 2024?
Naturally, twin brothers Will and Jonah Johnson team up to lead Sandburg. The payoff? ‘Playing together is so easy.’
Sandburg’s Will and Jonah Johnson combine for 31 points and 14 rebounds in Maine East Holiday Tournament final.
Will County partnering with The Dollywood Foundation on local Imagination Library
A new partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will provide free high-quality and age-appropriate books to Will County children up to age 5, county officials said.
Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker vote after dramatic floor vote
Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.
New police chief appointed in Batavia
Batavia Mayor Jeffery Schielke has appointed Batavia Police Deputy Chief of Operations Eric Blowers to be the city’s next chief of police, officials said.
Community invited to School District 308 town hall meetings
The sessions will be offered at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, in the auditorium at Oswego East High School, District 308 officials said.
Markese Peoples says he really likes ‘clothes and fashion.’ He wears it well for St. Laurence.
Markese Peoples picks up 20 points and nine rebounds in a 69-64 win in Jack Tosh Holiday Classic consolation final.
North Chicago woman killed by car in Waukegan
The victim was identified as Tiffany Thomas, 44, of North Chicago.
Supportive living facility proposed for vacant land in Des Plaines
Plans for a new supportive living facility in Des Plaines will be unveiled publicly Tuesday night.