No injuries were reported, but residents were displaced after fire destroyed a home early Sunday morning in Barrington Hills. Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District called to the 5,000-square-foot, five-bedroom home in the 0-100 block of St...

Coronavirus deaths linked to Illinois long-term care facilities increased by 380 over the last week, bringing the number of people who have died to at least 3,433, according to state data released Friday. While all four regions of the state are on t...

Back at it After a long hiatus, Santo Cielo in downtown Naperville is ready to open its doors (and windows) to diners on Thursday, June 11. Some things customers should know: Masks are required for everyone (unless you're eating or drinking, of cour...

Illinois long-term care facilities recorded at least 306 more coronavirus deaths in the last week, new state figures show. That brings the total to 3,053 COVID-19 deaths linked to nursing homes, assisted living communities and other facilities, acco...

At least 2,747 residents and employees of Illinois long-term care facilities have died after contracting the coronavirus, according to new state figures. The deaths now account for more than half - 52% - of the 5,270 COVID-19 fatalities statewide. T...

After an occasionally heated debate, the Lake County Board on Friday again extended an emergency declaration stemming from the COVID-19 crisis. The extension allows Chairwoman Sandy Hart and other county officials to make purchases and other decisio...

On Saturday, May 16, Sammi Sandefur graduated from Harper College, completing her associate degree in less than two years. She was accepted at all four universities to which she applied and has decided to pursue creative writing with a minor in educ...

Illinoisans will no longer be able to sift through historical data on coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes. State public health officials on Friday published figures only for long-term care facilities that are dealing with current outbreaks, or at...

Residents across the suburbs spent Monday bailing out basements and navigating around impassable roads after a wet weekend overwhelmed local waterways and challenged flood prevention systems. But aside from a chance of rain early Tuesday, the Natio...

A devastating coronavirus crisis in Illinois nursing homes and other long-term care facilities has claimed nearly 2,000 lives, according to new state data released Friday. At least 1,975 deaths are now linked to facilities caring for the state's mos...