Electronics Recyclers Collecting A Lot More Under New Law
The state of Illinois' new electronic recycling law appears to be taking a mega-bite out of landfills just in its first two months.
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The state of Illinois' new electronic recycling law appears to be taking a mega-bite out of landfills just in its first two months.
Rusty water is again a problem in the Kendall County community of Boulder Hill.
For Christians, this is Fat Tuesday – the day before the start of Lent.
There are five people in the state of Illinois who share an unusual distinction – no one has known who they are for years, and they don't even know themselves.
A homeowner who defended his property by killing an intruder was behind bars Tuesday morning.
A group representing Illinois businesses gives Gov. Pat Quinn average grades for job creation, and says an across-the-board budget cut is a good idea.
The Cubs reportedly plan to embrace a different way of selling bleacher tickets this season.
This is the second day of a three-day job fair in Rosemont, with dozens of jobs available.
Police have issued a community alert for people who ride the CTA Green Line on the South Side.
The Argus Brewing Company has brought the craft of beer production back to Pullman, inside the former Schlitz Brewery horse stable.
The Chicago waterway that made it possible to reverse the flow of the Chicago River has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Chicago teachers reportedly are proposing a huge raise as they begin negotiations with the Chicago Public Schools system.
An Addison man was being held on $200,000 bond Thursday after stealing the wrong computer – a Laptop with built-in tracking technology that led police right to him.
Nearly a dozen students from Vernon Hills High School were getting the word out to drivers Wednesday – school zones are no-cell phone zones in Illinois.
At the City Council meeting Wednesday, an alderman will propose police keep their hands off the controls of downtown cell phone signals during expected protests this spring.
There wasn't a whole lot of love to be found in a newspaper Valentine addressed Tuesday to Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios.
A Near North Side man arrested last month for illegally surfing off Oak Street Beach will appear in court in a couple of days.
Illinois' longest married couple will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Tuesday at the retirement community where they live in west suburban Aurora.
Despite the recent controversy over the design of the new city vehicle sticker – which saw the contest winner's drawing nixed over concerns about what could be seen as gang symbols, and then the runner-up pulling out over unwanted media attention – there won't be any delay in printing or selling the stickers this year.
Some Roman Catholic nuns are trying to stop a planned strip club in west suburban Stone Park, but the owner of the establishment says they shouldn't judge him.
The FBI is not going to be checking a DNA profile in a nearly 20-year old Chicago area murder case that reopened last month.
Other states have been going to the polling places and casting votes in this primary election season, and now it's Illinois residents' turn to start the process.
Expect heated debate on immigration issues at a Cook County Board hearing Thursday morning.
The worldwide priest sex abuse scandal is the focus of a gathering of hundreds of Catholic bishops and priests in Rome this week. But the president of the Survivors' Network of Those Abused by Priests calls it a PR maneuver.
