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Business
11 months ago
Big customers for local solar farm

Chicago, Cook County just two of seven

West side of YNOT building after tragic crash on April 29, 2025.
Local
11 months ago
4 children remain hospitalized from Chatham crash

Two children injured in the tragic crash at YNOT in Chatham Monday have been released from the hospital.

Local
11 months ago
CWLP chief takes umbrage at Ald. Williams’ remarks

Williams suggests Brown ignores public, pays too little attention to his job

Mega Millions lottery machine
IL State News
11 months ago
$349M Mega Millions winners come forward in Illinois

The winners say they plan to use the $349 million to do good, and it will be the “gift that keeps on giving.”

Susan Stanton, right, executive director of ACT Now, which advocates for after-school programs, testifies before a House committee in favor of a bill to earmark $50 million in the upcoming state budget to help fund those programs. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Education
11 months ago
After-school programs continue push for state aid

$50M appropriated for current year was never released, advocates argue

Ball Chatham Schools logo on a district building
Local
11 months ago
Ball-Chatham schools keep e-learning in place through Thursday as community mourns

Chatham schools offer support in wake of tragic crash at YNOT that killed four students.

West side of YNOT building after tragic crash on April 29, 2025.
Local
11 months ago
4 girls killed in tragic crash at YNOT in Chatham identified: Driver not in custody

The victims have been identified as Ainsley Johnson, 8, of Chatham; Rylee Britton, 18, of Springfield; Kathryn Corley, 7, of Chatham; and Alma Buhnerkempe, 7, of Chatham.

Police and fire on the scene at YNOT in Chatham
Crime
11 months ago
Coroner identifies girls killed in tragic crash at YNOT in Chatham

Illinois State Police reported the four girls who died were ages seven, seven, eight, and eighteen.

Young soybean plants in a no-till agricultural field. Captured in mid June in the Midwest.
Agriculture
11 months ago
Last-minute donation saves soybean lab at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The gift will allow operations to continue for another year.

Peter Cadigan and Peggy Finley appear in court
Crime
11 months ago
Possible trial date set for EMS workers accused of killing patient

Peter Cadigan and Peggy Finley are charged with first degree murder for the death of Earl Moore Jr.