5+ hour, 50+ min ago   (454+ words) CHICAGO — Nearly three years ago, Illinois became the first state in the nation to fully abolish its cash bail system, an effort pushed by criminal justice reform advocates who argued that the ability for a person to post bond after…...

17+ hour, 50+ min ago   (1059+ words) Police raided the Harrisburg home of Yaroslav Vishnevski, right, in May 2024 after customs officials in New York intercepted a package addressed to him that prosecutors said contained two silencers from China. (Capitol News Illinois) BENTON – A federal judge on Thursday…...

21+ hour ago   (86+ words) Shaw Local Letter: Racism at L-W East game is on adults Letter to the Editor (Shaw Local News Network) I disagree with “Opinions Editorial in September 9 Chronicle. Southern Illinois man who printed unregistered 3D guns sentenced to 8 years Morris Library…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (825+ words) All season long, the La Salle-Peru volleyball team has been jumping out to early leads. “I think we have a really good pregame,” L-P senior Addie Dawson said. “We have a lot of traditions that I think get our energy…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (840+ words) McHenry Mayor Wayne Jett, left, and Alderwoman Chris Bassi, right, participate in a 2024 City Council meeting, with City Attorney David McArdle between them. (Janelle Walker) Mayor Wayne Jett wants the McHenry City Council to create guidelines on what information its…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (585+ words) Shaw Local Roberts: College admission made easy In recent years, the pool of young people eligible for college admission has dwindled. This is partially a result of lower birth rates in past years, known as the “demographic cliff,â…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (235+ words) A $550,000 jackpot-winning Illinois Lottery ticket was sold at a gas station in St. Charles on Sept. 4. All five numbers were matched to claim the Lucky Day Lotto’s midday drawing. The winning ticket was bought at a Shell gas station, located…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (553+ words) Lincoln-Way District 210 (Shaw Media) On Tuesday, Homewood-Flossmoor revealed that a second potentially racist incident occurred between its school and Lincoln-Way East High School over the weekend. Several H-F athletes and coaches returned to campus after a girls cross country meet…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (364+ words) I love to say I told you so. Plenty of my takes age like milk jugs left in the car trunk, but every so often one of the old headlines has the same shelf life as the Twinkie at Chicago’s…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (254+ words) The family of a Lockport man who went missing in late August is celebrating his safe return. According to the family, Marcin Bachleda-Blaszczak, 29, was found alive Tuesday in North Carolina after he was reported missing in Tennessee on Aug. 24. Bachleda-Blaszczak…...