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This 2019 photo provided by Porscha Banks, shows Dexter Reed, center, along with his mother Nicole Banks and sister Porscha Banks. Reed died March 21, 2024 after Chicago Police officers shot him during a traffic stop. Plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 gun shots over 41 seconds during a traffic stop that left Dexter Reed dead and one officer injured, according to graphic video footage a police oversight agency released Tuesday, April 9. (Porscha Banks via AP).

Videos show Chicago police fired nearly 100 shots over 41 seconds during fatal traffic stop

Plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 gun shots over 41 seconds during a traffic stop that left one man dead and one officer injured, according to graphic...

State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require public electric vehicle charging stations to be accessible to drivers with disabilities.

Illinois Senate to consider bill that would make EV chargers more accessible

As electric vehicle charging networks are taking shape across the country and in Illinois, state Sen. Dan McConchie wants to ensure the infrastructure is accessible to al...

Lake County staffer leaving for state post as adviser on homelessness

After 12 years, a Lake County staffer praised for her work to address homelessness is leaving for a state post. In May, Community Development Administrator Brenda O'Conne...

Pending Hainesville Road improvements between Washington Street and Rollins Road in Round Lake Park and Round Lake Beach are moving forward.

$2.95 million in land acquisition funding appropriated for Hainesville Road project

A plan to add turn lanes, paths and sidewalks and improve drainage along Hainesville Road in Round Lake Beach and Round Lake Park is moving to the land acquisition stage....

Mount Prospect takes action to stop odors from feed producer

Mount Prospect is seeking an emergency temporary restraining order against an animal and pet food producer that has faced complaints about odors from its plant in the Ken...

Corinne Pierog

Kane County Board delays vote on sales tax referendum

The Kane County Board on Tuesday delayed deciding whether to ask voters to institute a countywide sales tax. County board Chair Corinne Pierog asked to remove a resolutio...

Should DuPage County elected officials get a pay raise?

DuPage County Board members are considering raises for those colleagues up for reelection in the fall, a question the board must address before each election. One-third ...

U.S. Army veteran Robin Waltrip, left, of Island Lake and Erin Gnutek chat as a crew from Feldco installs a new roof on Waltrip’s home Monday. Owens Corning donated the materials and Feldco the labor as part of the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project to help veterans.

‘These guys are the best’: Island Lake Army vet gets solution to a leaking roof

After snow last week delayed the first attempt, an experienced crew arrived early Monday to beat the solar eclipse and install new roofs on Robin Waltrip's house and gara...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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