After appearance on Fox News to defend patch, Prospect High School resource officer reassigned; Sirens across Northwest suburbs triggered by mistake; Fitch upgrades Illinois' credit outlook to 'positive;' Mike Ditka says Bears should stay in Chicago

Vernon Hills officials plan to extend restaurant assistance program; Schaumburg rejects permit requirement for large rallies, demonstrations; Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Lake Bluff in Lake County; Blackhawks' Pat Foley to conclude broadcasting career next season

Tornado cleanup expected to stretch for weeks; East Dundee village administrator reinstated 2 weeks after firing; Popeyes franchise coming to Hoffman Estates

Sunday's tornado damaged hundreds of homes in Naperville, Woodridge and Darien; Grayslake man, 34, critically injured when struck by car near Volo; Man killed in St. Charles crash; Hanover Park man shot to death in Chicago

President of Illinois Holocaust Museum dies at 91; One dead, one injured in Prospect Heights crash; Suburban men among the injured in deadly motorcycle pileup on I-80

Meet LVAD Dad, a Des Plaines father with no heartbeat; What if there are both the Chicago Bears and horse racing at Arlington Park?; Evanston author and retired Harvard business professor Steve Rogers pens an open letter and a book to white people about how they can be better allies to Blacks

How suburbs are marking Juneteenth an official holiday; An automated phone survey to gauge attitudes toward the Chicago Bears’ possibly moving to Arlington Park is circulating in the suburbs; Some suburban hospital officials are reporting they have no COVID-19 inpatients

The Chicago Bears confirmed Thursday the organization has submitted a bid to purchase the Arlington Park property; Illinois will hold lotteries for residents who have received a COVID-19 vaccine or plan to receive the vaccine that could net adults as much as $1 million; 70% of Illinois adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports

Who's Freddy the fox, and why is he captivating Bartlett residents?; 7 arrested but none charged so far in Six Flags Great America fight; Police: DNA led investigators to man charged with attacking teen on bike path in Beach Park; Naperville council OKs 'small house, big garage' plan for Iron Gate Motor Condos

Harper College officials Tuesday announced the receipt of an $18 million donation from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott; Lake County coroner identifies Waukegan murder victim; Lombard food co-op $2.1 million short of fundraising goal