Connor Williams, who made more of a name for himself with a big performance in the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic, continued his surge Friday.

A Crown Point woman was sentenced to 46 months Thursday for stealing $490,000 from her job for vacations, drugs and plastic surgery.

Hospitals recommending - and in some cases requiring - masks as the flu, COVID-19 and RSV gain traction this winter.

Niles Mayor George Alpogianis told Pioneer Press his plans for the upcoming year. Economic development, capital projects and keeping up with the police and fire pensions were some of his priorities.

A Chicago man, Pedro Tovar, is being held in Cook County Jail after being charged with murder in the deaths of Eduardo Chavez and Corrine Mirelez on New Year's Day in Calumet City.

The City Council agreed to hold the latest version of an ordinance regulating how aldermanic initiative funds are spent at the Committee of the Whole for two weeks. At that point, aldermen are hoping to go over a final version to vote on by the end of the month.

Six buses of migrants from Texas have arrived in Wilmette in the past week, leading to them being rerouted or the riders having to disembark and ride into Chicago on the Metra.

About 240,000 people visited Christkindlmarket at RiverEdge Park in Aurora during the holiday season, a big increase over the numbers in 2022, according to attendance figures released by event organizers Friday.