Fighting for the right to die: Terminally ill Lombard woman continues push for medical ‘aid in dying’ bill

Deb Robertson isn’t giving up on state legislation that would give terminally ill patients like herself the option to end their lives with medical assistance.

Mount Prospect forging ahead with downtown gateway plaza

New microbrewery, tap room planned in Mundelein

With ‘strong demand for townhomes’ in Naperville, 68 units proposed near middle school

Batavia cleaning up after Sunday microburst storm knocks down trees, power lines

‘This is a real cliff’: Cuts loom as Illinois lawmakers can’t agree on transit reform, revenue

Mount Prospect residents unhappy with temporary traffic calming on cut-through

Electric bike rider, 19, critically injured in crash with truck in Huntley

A man riding an electric dirt bike was critically injured in a crash early Sunday in Huntley, police said.

A detour will direct Wheaton drivers away from a downtown railroad crossing.

Downtown Wheaton railroad crossing to close for repairs

Wheaton drivers will need to avoid the Main Street railroad crossing downtown over Father’s Day weekend.

Homes, light industrial buildings, parks and pedestrian-friendly roads are part of the Ivanhoe Village concept proposed for northwest Mundelein.

Legislation regarding impact fees for schools on hold after clearing General Assembly

Legislation clarifying municipal officials’ ability to impose fees to help schools pay for construction necessitated by residential developments has cleared the General Assembly — but it isn’t being enacted just yet.

Alex Mathiesen, director of programs at Live4Lali in Arlington Heights, holds one of the safe supplies the organization makes available. Overdose deaths are plunging, but there are ominous signs that a reversal of the trend could take place.

Suburban drug overdose deaths show sharp decline, but will it last?

Drug overdose deaths in the Chicago area mirror a statewide and national trend showing a sharp decline from 2023 to 2024.

Des Plaines woman facing DUI charge in crash that killed aunt

A Des Plaines woman has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol following a wreck that fatally injured her aunt, police announced Monday.

Ecologists with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other organizations are working to preserve the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly, a rare species that inhabits the banks of the Des Plaines River.

‘While we still have time’: DuPage County ecologists working to save endangered dragonfly

Ecologists with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County are working to preserve the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly.

19-year-old facing charges after leading Kane County deputies on chase from Aurora to Chicago

A 19-year-old Chicago man was arrested on five felony charges after leading Kane County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase from Aurora to Chicago.

Tamarack Farms, a 985-acre property in Richmond, has been acquired by The Conservation Fund, the Illinois Audubon Society and Openlands and added to the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.

Durbin helps mark latest addition to wildlife refuge in McHenry County

Creating the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, an 11,200-acre sanctuary spanning from northern Illinois to southern Wisconsin, took a modest financial investment for future generations, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said as he stood on the refuge’s latest acquisition last week.

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