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It’s no secret that new home prices have soared since the COVID-19 pandemic. Rising prices and historically high interest rates have made homeownership out of reach for a growing number of Americans. As a result, homes in some areas have been sitting on the market for months. But that’s not the case everywhere. Demand continues to be relatively high...

An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct. The Illinois Courts Commission removed Adams County Judge Robert Adrian from the bench Friday after it held a three-day hearing in Chicago in...

Tamekia Swint is the founder of Styles 4 Kidz, a non-profit salon in Illinois that focuses on textured hair education for transracial adoptive parents and their children.

Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. Respiratory infections across Illinois could climb in the coming weeks, state health officials said Friday — while noting that such illnesses have trended downward in recent weeks. In a news release, the Illinois Department of Public Health explained that the state’s overall respiratory illness level is “low” and…

Illinois drivers thinking about getting an I-PASS sticker tag have another option to do so. As the Illinois Tollway phases out plastic transponders in favor of sticker tags for vehicles, the agency is distributing sticker tags during the Chicago Auto Show. Any interested drivers can receive free sticker tags by visiting the Illinois Tollway booth, which is located just north…

Illinois drivers are being encouraged to trade their plastic transponders in favor of new windshield-mounted sticker tags. The sticker tags were released in January and can be purchased online or at Illinois Tollway Customer Service Centers, Jewel-Osco and Road Ranger locations. If you’re thinking about making the switch, you might be unsure of a few things, including where you...

As the Illinois Tollway moves to sticker tags for vehicles, there are numerous options that motorists have to obtain the new stickers.

Another massive change is coming to the Illinois Tollway this year, as the agency phases out its bulky transponder units in favor of sticker tags for vehicles using the system.

The Illinois Tollway has begun replacing those familiar plastic transponders with stickers using Radio Frequency Identification technology. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.

University of Illinois police have released an update into their investigation of the death of 18-year-old student Akul Dhawan, who was found dead on the university’s campus nearly 10 hours after authorities were contacted regarding concerns over his whereabouts.

An Oak Park man received the surprise delivery of a lifetime earlier this month when a police officer delivered his food following the arrest of the man’s delivery driver, NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.

An Oak Park man received the surprise delivery of a lifetime earlier this month when a police officer delivered his food following the arrest of the man’s delivery driver.

A Illinois sheriff’s deputy completed a food delivery after he says he arrested the delivery driver.

More than a dozen Chicago-area hospitals ranked on a new list of America’s best hospitals, a new report from Healthgrades showed.

An investigation was underway after an 18-year-old student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was found dead on Saturday, authorities said.

An investigation was underway after an 18-year-old student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was found dead on Saturday, authorities said. A student called University of Illinois police at around 1:23 a.m. and said his roommate, who he hadn’t seen for about an hour, was missing. Officers searched the area where the student was last seen, the student’s residence...

Police in Effingham, Illinois, apprehended a man who allegedly tried to kidnap a girl from a hotel on Friday, according to authorities. At around 7 a.m., Effingham police officers were called to a hotel in the 1300 block of Avenue of Mid-America for the report of an attempted kidnapping. Law enforcement explained that officers engaged the suspect, who had been…

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