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In the latest pivot from various stadium sites considered in Illinois, Bears board members voted Thursday to advance plans for a stadium in Hammond, Indiana. The team has been exploring a site near Wolf Lake since December.

‘Done deal’ or ‘door remains open’? In latest stadium shift, Bears board advances Indiana plan

Days after the Illinois legislature punted on legislation for a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights, team officials said Friday they’re going to Indiana.

Pritzker to suspend tax breaks for data centers, urging more discussion

Explosion killed person on I-290, feds say

Man charged with murder in beating death outside Aurora church

Football: Why Prospect receiver Cichy decided to bet on himself and flip to Illinois from Harvard

Suburban schools ready for state ban on cellphones in class

Woodridge man accused of sexually abusing teenager

A Woodridge man is being detained pretrial on charges he sexually abused a 15-year-old boy he met on Snapchat.

Softball: Mundelein advances to 4A state championship game

Mundelein didn't have a home field for most of the season. Now it is playing for a softball state championship. Kieley Tomas has three hits as the Mustangs mashed defendi...

Glenbard West's Tommy Clifford, middle, celebrates a point with his teammates during the quarterfinals of the boys state volleyball tournament on Friday, June 5, 2026 in Bolingbrook.

Boys volleyball: Glenbard West sweeps O’Fallon, returns to state semifinals; Lake Park falls

Lukas Wallin did not turn green Friday morning in Bolingbrook. But after the Glenbard West sophomore crushed the final kill of the opening set, he briefly looked like som...

Cream of Wheaton brings live music, carnival rides, food and more to Wheaton’s Memorial Park Thursday through Sunday, June 4-7.

Things to do June 5-11: Cream of Wheaton, Roselle Lions Rose Festival, Chicago Blues Fest and more

Mark your calendar for Cream of Wheaton, Roselle Lions Rose Festival, Chicago Blues Festival, Mundelein Craft Beer Festival, Eid Fest, Rosemont UnCorked Wine Festival, Illinois Home Show and more.

State suing Aurora apartment building owner for improper asbestos removal

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has obtained a court order to get the owner of an Aurora apartment building to properly clean up asbestos on the property.

Rob Schweig cuts the lock off a bicentennial time capsule from 1976 at Elgin High School Friday. Gale Pentz-Miller, who helped organize the school’s bicentennial activities in 1976 and alerted school officials to the time capsule, looks on in the background.

50 years later, contents of a bicentennial time capsule are revealed at Elgin High School

A bicentennial time capsule built and filled by Elgin High School students in 1976 was opened Friday.

Chris Theodorou of Boise, Idaho, has been volunteering for 28 years at the St. Sophia Greek Fest. Here Theodorou slices some gyro meat Friday, June 5, 2026, in Elgin. Theodorou said that he grew up here in the area and now makes a point to come back to help each year.

Crowds Gather for Three-Day Greek Festival at St. Sophia Church in Elgin

Humid, rainy weather did not keep the crowds away from the 46th annual St. Sophia Greek Fest Friday in Elgin. With a full lineup of performers and entertainment this week...