A Chicago-based volunteer group comprised of architecture and engineering, historic preservation, non-profit management, arts, and marketing professionals is working to restore a pre-Civil War, one-room…
The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance this week launched “Be Alarmed!” — a joint smoke alarm installation program…
The Illinois Department of Revenue will begin accepting 2017 state individual income tax returns on Monday, Jan. 29, the same date that the Internal Revenue…
The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Friday that the unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage point to 4.8 percent in December and nonfarm payrolls…
Illinois’ new Invest in Kids scholarship program — which gives low- to middle-income students opportunities to attend non-public schools that best meet their educational goals…
The member agencies of the Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium are advising residents that seasonal flu activity has increased sharply in recent weeks. The evidence…
FEATURE PHOTO IMAGE BY LOCAL NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER DAVE SODERSTROM. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has a lot on its plate in January, including a…
Now that the 2018 has arrived, a lot of Kane County residents will turn their attention to the dreaded task of income-tax filing. And one…
Looking to start your own business in 2018? There’s at least a little good news, courtesy of the state of Illinois. New state legislation substantially…
Kane County residents recycled more than 6 tons of used tires under the Illinois EPA’s Used Tire Program. Illinois EPA Director Alec Messina announced this…
