News
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‘A huge improvement’: Small addition to Grant Woods Forest Preserve will have big impactMay 13, 2026 5:19 pm - The pending purchase of less than an acre adjoining Grant Woods in Ingleside is a blip for the Lake County Forest Preserve District but comes with a big upside.
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Authorities identify Streamwood woman believed fatally struck by vehicleMay 13, 2026 4:52 pm - A woman found dead on the road near her Streamwood home early Tuesday has been identified, but her cause of death was listed as pending after an autopsy Wednesday.
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Netanyahu’s secret visit to UAE during the Iran war leads to a breakthrough, his office says
May 13, 2026 4:35 pm - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Israeli-US war with Iran, further strengthening ties with a Gulf nation that normalized relations with Israel in 2020, his office said Wednesday.
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Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas’ disarmament
May 13, 2026 4:21 pm - Nickolay Mladenov, the top diplomat overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, on Wednesday acknowledged that the truce was stalled, saying the deadlock over disarming Hamas had paralyzed reconstruction of the war-battered territory.
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Tech carries Wall Street to records, even as most stocks fall after discouraging inflation data
May 13, 2026 4:07 pm - A rebound for technology stocks led Wall Street to records Wednesday, even though the majority of U.S. stocks fell following another discouraging update on inflation.
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South Elgin man charged in Lombard crash that killed womanMay 13, 2026 3:03 pm - A South Elgin man has been charged with causing a fatal crash while intoxicated, killing a 35-year-old woman and seriously injuring a passenger in her vehicle.
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Suburban teens set to compete for National High School Musical Theatre AwardsMay 13, 2026 2:28 pm - Two suburban teens will represent Illinois at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards competition next month in New York City.
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U-Haul driver who fled crash in Schaumburg arrested after second crash nearbyMay 13, 2026 2:03 pm - The driver of a U-Haul cargo van who left the scene of a crash in Schaumburg Wednesday morning was arrested after being involved in a second crash while fleeing police.
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Undocumented immigrant sentenced to a year in prison for assaulting federal agents in Kane CountyMay 13, 2026 2:01 pm - An undocumented immigrant was sentenced to a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to assaulting law enforcement agents trying to arrest him last summer in Kane County.
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Man charged in December burglary at downtown Barrington businessMay 13, 2026 1:46 pm - Barrington police said a suspect has been charged in the December theft of $106,760 of merchandise from a downtown business.