If it’s anything like the past decade, roughly 150 Illinois residents will be injured in a fireworks-related accident this year. Most of them will occur in the days surrounding the July 4 holiday.

Mark your calendar for the Long Grove Strawberry Fest, Wood Dale Prairie Fest, Wauconda Fest, Arlington Heights’ Frontier Days, Stars ‘N Stripes Fest, Fourth of July events and more happening this week.

Two men were injured following a shooting incident early Sunday morning in Elgin, according to Elgin police.

A 46-year-old South Elgin woman died early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Randall Road near Stearns Road after her vehicle left the roadway and struck multiple objects, according to the South Elgin police.

In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that a U.S. Marine helicopter monitored protests in Los Angeles, air raid sirens were created in Britain to warn of a virus outbreak and more.

The federal government’s expanded mass deportation operations in the Chicago area and other large cities are taking a toll on the immigrant community in Elgin, advocates said.

A motorcyclist died in the hospital Wednesday after suffering serious injuries from a crash with a sedan Tuesday morning at the intersection of Longmeadow Parkway and Sleepy Hollow Road in Algonquin, officials reported.

An Elgin man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after prosecutors say he fired a handgun at a woman on Tuesday during a domestic dispute in Naperville.

Monday, June 16 Hinsdale Farmers Market: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays, June 16 through Oct. 13, along Chicago Avenue, between Garfield and Washington, Hinsdale. Fresh produce and unique finds from farms and stores. hinsdalechamber.com/farmers-ma...

A motorcyclist was flown to a hospital after a crash early Tuesday morning shut down the intersection of Longmeadow Parkway and Sleepy Hollow Road in Algonquin.