The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a probe into the conduct of one of U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s aides, who is accused of misrepresenting himself to visit a Staunton restaurant owner who was detained by immigration agents.
Yard House restaurant, at 412 S. Route 59 near the Fox Valley Mall, opens Nov. 23, marking the chain’s fourth location in the greater Chicago area.
After more than 30 years in Geneva, Country House restaurant has closed.
A $30 scratch-off lottery ticket purchased in Villa Park provided a life-changing $3 million win for a lucky Illinois lottery player.
A $3.5 million project to create proper drainage for Bangs Lake in Wauconda and reduce flooding to neighborhood homes and streets is winding down and nearly complete.
Make plans for Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s Reindeer Run, “Swan Lake” at Waukegan’s Genesee, IllumiBrew at Morton Arboretum, the Grand Kyiv Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago and more.
College football notes: Aurora native Chad Braun has found a home at Monmouth; Wheaton College hoping for better news on Selection Sunday.
Elgin’s proposed 2026 budget calls for the city’s first increase in the general property tax levy in more than a decade.