Daily Herald

Wadsworth, Illinois' Gold Pyramid House, completed in 1982, wasn't a total loss, but was damaged extensively on Tuesday.

An outbreak of food-borne illness has sickened about 90 people in Illinois, with some cases linked to McDonald's salads, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

If you were glancing at the northwestern sky on Sunday night at about 8:45, you got a look at something a bit unusual.

You may have been noticing the rise in gasoline prices here in the Rockford area.

If you've ever thought that your backyard would be just perfect for raising your own chickens (and who hasn't), Carpentersville, Illinois says come on over!

Chicago police issued an alert after at least a dozen ATMs were found to have skimming devices attached to them at stores and banks across the city. The devices, placed over or inside card slots to steal account information from customers, were discovered at 13 separate locations in less than a month, according to police.

As my grandfather used to say, "If you outlaw roosters, only outlaws will have roosters." At least I think that was something he used to say...maybe not. But, if he did say things like that, he'd be looking toward Aurora when he said it. Which he probably didn't.