Three Kane County sheriff’s deputies who shot a man to death have been cleared of wrongdoing. Kane County State’s Attorney ...

Aurora is planning to create a new public safety campus on the site of the current Aurora Police Department headquarters with ...

Celebration, second annual, 5 to 6 p.m., Grand Island Regional Medical Center, 3533 Prairieview St. Event includes First Responder vehicles, face painting, sidewalk chalk d ...

Rahmbo goes for gold Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been making a lot of noise lately about running for something soon — governor or U.S. Senate in 2026, even president in 2028. He clearly ...

MORE TRUMP CUTS: The National Endowment for the Humanities has canceled an annual $2 million grant to Illinois Humanities ...

It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about over the past week: ...

On election night and in an interview with The Beacon-News on Thursday, Laesch laid out plans for his incoming administration ...

Aurora Mayor-elect John Laesch says he wants to support living wage jobs in the city. Laesch says residents are tired of ...

In local elections Tuesday, 79 percent of the candidates backed by the Illinois Democratic Party won. Several Republican ...

The Democrats scored several key victories in local elections, unseating Republican-backed incumbents in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Two days before Tuesday’s local elections, the Illinois Republican Party sent out an email to supporters declaring it to be “a do or die moment for us.” The email was just another in a series of ...

Political analysts signaled ahead of Tuesday's elections that the results could be seen as a referendum on President Donald ...