Walls is being held at the Polk County Jail on $1 million bond and will ... Friends described Carr as a loyal friend who wanted to finish high school and pursue a career in music. JahZire Brown, a longtime friend, told the Des Moines Register that Carr ...

Three homicides were recorded this past week in Dolton, according to the Cook County medical examiner, while an investigation continues of an 18-year-old shot to death in Homewood.

Quincy Notre Dame had a successful night in their quad wrestling meet at Camp Point and their co-op Brown County High School on Tuesday.

These Midwestern cities are perfect places to travel to in 2023, including places in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Missouri.

Two long-time Lake County school board members marked their final meetings last week as packed audiences celebrated their tenures.

Rich Township High School District 227 Board President Andrea Bonds will face voters for the first time since voting to close Rich East, as will Randy Alexander, who voted against the closing.

Tax returns reveal not just candidates’ income but also how they’ve made their money, their financial interests and potential conflicts of interest.

After seeing it all, Judge Gaughan is retiring after 31 years on the Cook County bench. Caustic but fatherly, autocratic but skilled, temperamental with everyone in his courtroom except — usually — the defendants themselves.

The high school basketball season is here. We've compiled a list of the top boys players from around the Peoria area for 2022-23.

Connections, a new permanent ongoing exhibit at the Porter County Museum, opened Nov. 10. It showcases 25 unique and fascinating paired items, most of which previously had been carefully stored and cataloged in the museum archive awaiting a designated opportunity to introduce,