A 17-year-old Hampshire resident is dead and a 20-year-old man charged following a shooting that took place Saturday night, according to the Hampshire Police Department.

Longtime Elgin community activist Danise Habun, 68, died unexpectedly over the weekend, friends said.

State officials say the changes written into the new federal law could place hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans at risk of losing SNAP benefits.

Plans for a La Fiesta de Elgin parade have been scrapped because too few people signed up to participate, but that won’t stop them from trying again next year, organizers said.

Kellen Younie, who’s entering his third year on varsity, puts experience to good use at linebacker for West Aurora.

The Democratic lawmakers have been in Illinois since Aug. 3 to avoid a vote on the remap during a special legislative session called by Texas GOP.

The US State Department announced Saturday it’s stopping visitor visas for people from Gaza while it conducts a “full and thorough review of the process and procedures.”

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the Wednesday shooting of three people as they sat in a vehicle in Carpentersville.