Congress Seals the Deal on Payroll Tax Cut
After months of wrangling over whether to extend a payroll tax holiday, the House and Senate finalized late Wednesday their agreement to keep the cut — plus long-term unemployment benefits — for the rest of the...
City Pressures Apartment Owners on Fire Safety
Building owners must now inform potential tenants about the status of a building's life safety plan before a lease is signed.
911 Calls from Walmart Scuffle Released
Kendall County Sheriff's deputy accused of pulling a gun on a pregnant woman in an Oswego Walmart express lane.
North Barrington Mother of Two Vanishes
Maria Carlsen, 61, was last seen by family members at her home in a private, upscale subdivision in North Barrington at about 2 p.m. Monday.
Son Offers Backstory on Mom's Fatal Hoarding
Firefighters and police discovered the body of 72-year-old Margareta Scheibe inside her Worth home after a reported three days of digging through piled-up garbage.












