From decorated storefronts to glowing streets, Illinois Christmas towns bring holiday spirit to every corner of Main Street.

The July-December Rochelle News-Leader Year in Review will run in the Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 edition.

The Winter Garden of Youth K-12 Art Exhibit opened Friday evening in downtown Aurora, featuring the work of more than 170 students representing 38 local schools. Teresa Flores of Aurora and her ...

Construction on the new $360 million Hollywood Casino-Aurora resort has shifted indoors as officials say the outside is ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...

A man was charged with impersonating a police officer and other counts after a chain of events that led to gunfire from real police officers in Aurora, Illinois. Dustin Legat, 48, was charged with ...

When Heather Adams and her partner bought their Colfax Avenue location for Vanishing West Ciders, the area immediately felt ...

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- A man is facing charges after a police officer shot a vehicle near a west suburban high school while responding to a 911 call last week, officials said. Aurora police said ...

AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- West suburban police are looking for the suspect who shot a man as he pumped gas early Monday morning. Aurora police officers responded to the Mobil gas station at 300 South ...

Illinois residents have a chance of seeing the aurora borealis again tonight, less than a month after the lights last dazzled the skies. Over the weekend, scientists with NOAA's Space Weather ...