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Route 47 Closed Due To Multi-vehicle Crash
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (124+ words) WSPYnews.com Grundy County deputies are currently handling a multi-vehicle traffic crash on Route 47 South of Morris. Route 47 will be shut down from Southmor Road to Dupont Road for an unknown amount of time. Please find an alternative route of…...
Here’s how Illinois election authorities guard against noncitizen voting
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (1199+ words) Illinois officials say registration and voting by noncitizens is extremely rare. As the U.S. Department of Justice threatens to prosecute state officials who fail to keep noncitizens off their voter rolls, New Jersey officials acknowledged a software glitch that inadvertently allowed…...
James D. Miedema Sr., 84
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (154+ words) of Sandwich, IL passed away on July 19, 2026. James was born on September 11, 1941 in Bensenville, IL to Onne and Edna (Slinkman) Miedema. James was an avid private pilot his whole life. At a young age, he also enjoyed camping and fishing....
Dean Robert Potter, 83
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (543+ words) passed away Friday, July 17th, 2026 at Edward Hospital in Naperville after a very courageous four years of battling various illnesses including being on dialysis. Dean was born on April 24, 1943 in Sandwich, IL to Glendon and Anna (Tuntland) Potter. Dean was a…...
Safford Veterinary Services’ Pet of the Week: Meet Gianna
3+ day, 51+ min ago (283+ words) This beautiful girl has come a long way since arriving in rescue, and she's ready to find a forever family to call her own. 💙 Sponsored Adoption Fee Gianna is a sweet, playful girl with a big personality and an even…...
Judith “Judy” H. Barnes, 79
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (286+ words) of Chicago, IL passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Judy was born on October 13, 1946 in Aurora, IL where she grew up on her beloved family farm in Yorkville, with her two sisters, Janice and Joanne. She attended…...
Kendall County Juvenile Justice Council awards scholarships
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (167+ words) (Left to right) ASA Ryan Phelps, Shane Downs, Emily Vollmer, and SA Eric Weis. WSPY/Ethan Kruger The Kendall County Juvenile Justice Council on Tuesday awarded two scholarships to local students to help them with their future studies. Assistant State’s…...
Local unemployment rates rise in June
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (70+ words) The Illinois Department of Employment Security released local unemployment rates for June. In DeKalb County, the unemployment rate was 4.4 percent, up 0.2 percentage points from June 2025. Kane County's unemployment rate was also 4.4 percent, up 0.3 percentage points from a year ago. Kendall…...
Ethics commission votes to release Benton report
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (161+ words) WSPYnews.com The Legislative Ethics Commission on Thursday voted to release the report on former state Rep. Harry Benton, who resigned earlier this month amid an ethics investigation. The bipartisan commission is made up of four Democrats and four Republicans…...
Judge orders six held in brothel investigation
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (128+ words) Kane County State's Attorney's Office A Kane County judge granted prosecutors’ request to detain six men accused in a human exploitation investigation. The Kane County State's Attorney's Office says the six men are accused of running brothels in Aurora, Rockford,…...