In Chicago, police announced last month that in 2023, the department reached a 51.7 percent clearance rate, the highest since 2019. Clearance rates are an oft-maligned metric, as they reflect crimes which occurred in past years but were solved recently.
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The mayor of Joliet is asking everyone in the community to help raise funds by this Saturday to cover funeral expenses for family members who were killed in mass shootings late last month.
Mayor Terry D'Arcy said not only...
Chicago - First, a new grandson, and then a $3 million Illinois Lottery win, has one suburban Chicago player feeling like the luckiest man in the world.
The winner, who has requested to remain anonymous, recently won the top prize of...
Former President Donald Trump’s name will appear on the March 19 Republican primary election ballot in Illinois, barring any extraordinary action by state or federal courts to remove him.
The Illinois State Board of Elections voted unanimously Tuesday to deny...
Joliet City Manager Beth Beatty has chosen City Clerk Christa M. Desiderio to be her new Deputy City Manager. Christa has been Joliet’s City Clerk for the past 12 years and has over 23 years of municipal government experience.
“Christa...
    One year ago, Gov. JB Pritzker was sworn in for a second term. After four years and a record that saw Pritzker secure reelection with the highest percentage any Democratic gubernatorial candidate has received in more than 60 years.
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is still accepting application for income qualified households who have not applied since October 2, 2023
The Will County Center for Community Concerns, (WCCCC) as administrator of the Energy Assistance Program in Will...
The week of January 15, 2024, will have regularly scheduled garbage and recycling pick up. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday on Monday, January 15, will not impact Waste Management’s schedule.
However, City Hall will be closed on Monday, January...
DuPage Progressive Alliance(DPA) and Illinois Progressives(IP) held a joint meeting on Sunday December 10, Human Rights Day in West Chicago IL. After hearing about this issue at earlier meetings and with growing concern for the human rights of the people of...
Several new laws initiated by Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias took effect Tuesday. The initiatives were passed in 2023 by the Illinois General Assembly before being signed into law.
A simple recipe for Peach French Toast using brown sugar, butter, water, peaches, eggs, milk and vanilla that can be prepared in advance and baked in the oven for 45 minutes.
