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Precautionary water boil advisory lifted after two weekend water line breaks in GrayslakeApr 21, 2026 2:00 pm - Breaks in two water transmission lines in Grayslake over the weekend resulted in precautionary boil advisories lifted Tuesday morning.
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Improvements coming to Wheeling Town CenterApr 21, 2026 12:16 pm - Roadway and pedestrian improvements are coming to the Wheeling Town Center complex.
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Why we can’t sit alone with our thoughts anymore
Apr 21, 2026 12:05 pm - A growing number of Americans, particularly students and young adults, are consuming audio content for nearly four hours daily, creating a constant soundtrack to their lives.
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Apple’s new CEO John Ternus steps into the spotlight after flying under the radar for years
Apr 21, 2026 11:35 am - Apple's next CEO John Ternus is a company veteran who rose through the iPhone maker's hardware engineering ranks but until now has maintained a low profile. Ternus will take over as chief executive in September for Tim Cook, who turned Apple into a $4 trillion tech colossus during his 15-year run after the death of co-founder Steve Jobs.
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Bill would give Illinois EPA greater oversight of manufacturers’ plastic pellet runoff
Apr 21, 2026 10:56 am - A bill that cleared the Illinois House would give the state’s EPA emergency rulemaking powers to address plastic pellet spills and their effect on stormwater runoff. Plastic pellets are small round objects; the building blocks of plastic manufacturing, shipped from pre-production plastic manufacturers to production facilities then melted and molded into common plastic products. Unintentionally spilled pellets can end up in the state’s waterways when blown by the wind or carried by stormwater, potentially harming birds, turtles and fish.
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3 ways to maximize a real estate investmentApr 21, 2026 10:09 am - Real estate has long been considered a great investment, and various strategies can help investors bolster their returns.
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Lawmakers work to sweeten pot to keep Bears in Illinois
Apr 21, 2026 9:47 am - Illinois hopes to take the lead over Indiana in the Chicago Bears stadium battle with a new proposal that would give the NFL team property tax certainty while also providing a statewide property tax relief sweetener.
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Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy
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Cook to step down as Apple CEO in September
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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations