News
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Midterm voting starts Thursday for many suburbanitesSep 22, 2026 3:54 pm - Early voting for the November election begins Thursday throughout most of the state.
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Educational products company hand2mind gears up for expansion in Vernon HillsSep 22, 2026 3:37 pm - Educational toy and materials company hand2mind is expanding and consolidating its footprint in Vernon Hills, creating 37 new full-time jobs and retaining 288 existing positions.
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Pritzker establishes AI cabinet amid calls for greater regulation
Sep 22, 2026 1:52 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order on Tuesday establishing an artificial intelligence cabinet. The cabinet will consider policy recommendations and focus on safety plans to protect residents and infrastructure from threats posed by AI. The order comes as Pritzker calls on Congress to impose national regulations.
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Ingleside woman killed in three-vehicle crash in WisconsinSep 22, 2026 1:52 pm - A 46-year-old Ingleside woman was killed early Tuesday in a three-vehicle crash along a southern Wisconsin highway, authorities said.
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National Transportation Safety Board launches rail safety campaign
Sep 22, 2026 1:50 pm - Standing in Chicago Union Station on Monday, authorities from the National Transportation Safety Board announced the launch of a national railroad safety campaign geared toward protecting railworkers’ lives and safety.
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‘Surprised and disappointed’: Antioch planning board opposes District 34 school building permit
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Everdine’s Grilled Cheese in Batavia announces closureSep 22, 2026 11:17 am - Two months after closing their Naperville location, the owners of Everdine’s Grilled Cheese announced on social media Tuesday that their Batavia restaurant would close permanently this weekend.
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Gov. JB Pritzker discloses diabetes diagnosis, 80-pound weight loss on GLP-1 drug
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A third beluga whale rescued from Canada has died at Shedd; a fourth died last week in Spain
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Batavia residents can test out text-based telehealth service city is considering