5+ hour, 19+ min ago   (672+ words) After a decade, “The Lion King” is making a triumphant return to Peoria. North America’s longest-running and most-attended Broadway tour will kick off the 2026-27 season at the Prairie Home Alliance Theater at Peoria Civic Center. Dates and times for the…...

9+ hour, 41+ min ago   (468+ words) Six men have been charged in connection with a 15-month investigation into prostitution at alleged brothels in Aurora, West Dundee, Rockford and South Elgin. On July 16, multiple law enforcement agencies, led by the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office Humane Exploitation…...

5+ hour, 51+ min ago   (108+ words) A 70-year-old Carol Stream woman was killed Thursday in a Wheaton train accident. Shortly after 9:30 a.m. Thursday, the Wheaton Police and Fire departments received a report of a train accident involving a pedestrian near Front and Cross streets. Trains along the…...

11+ hour, 17+ min ago   (84+ words) Chronicle Media Beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, a portion of Towanda Barnes Road in Bloomington will have a lane reduction. Towanda Barnes from Rave Road to Fort Jesse Road will have a northbound lane reduction due to detention basin rehabilitation. The section…...

14+ hour, 39+ min ago   (339+ words) Zero Point Cryogenics, a North American manufacturer of ultra-low-temperature cryogenic systems to support quantum technologies, will establish its first U.S. location at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on Chicago’s South Side. “Their investment strengthens the supply chain that supports quantum…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (605+ words) Larry Huff, the new superintendent of Rockford Public School District 205, is prioritizing listening, collaboration, and service as he begins leading the state’s third-largest school district. With an enrollment of nearly 28,000 students across 41 schools, Huff, an experienced teacher and administrator, is…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (863+ words) Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he has not seen the video of an Illinois State Police trooper shooting an unarmed woman to death in January, though he reiterated trust in the department’s leadership on Wednesday. “So, I have to admit that the…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (91+ words) Effective Thursday, contractors for the city of Rockford will close the southbound curb lane of Alpine Road at Eastridge Drive. The closure is needed for storm pipe repairs. Subject to weather, the work is anticipated to be completed by July…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (780+ words) When the sun is out at Middle Fork River Forest Preserve in Champaign County, visitors will find themselves surrounded by 1,700 acres of scattered ponds for fishing, a labyrinth of trails for exploring and picnic tables among the groves. But when…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (173+ words) A Chicago police SWAT officer was shot this morning during a hostage situation on the city’s Northwest Side. The shooting happened shortly after 10:55 a.m. today on the 4600 block of North Springfield Avenue in the city’s Albany Park neighborhood. Upon arrival,…...