Burlington
LATEST NEWS
Illinois reports first death from West Nile Virus
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting their first death this year from the West Nile Virus. The individual, who lived in Lake County, was in their 80’s. The person had symptoms in mid-August and died not long after. “Sadly, Illinois is reporting our first death of the year attributed […]
Illinois utility watchdog: Bad deals peddled by alternative electricity suppliers
(The Center Square) – A utility watchdog group is warning Illinoisans to be wary of alternative electricity suppliers. This comes after a Citizens Utility Board review of state reports shows that ComEd and Ameren Illinois customers with alternative suppliers have lost a combined total of about $297 million over the last year and $1.8 billion since 2015. While ComEd and Ameren deliver electricity to their customers over the power lines...
Illinois Democrats, GOP offer differing views to undecided voters
(The Center Square) – Democrats and Republicans are focused on different issues as they try to attract undecided voters in Illinois. State Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago, told The Center Square at last week's Democratic National Convention that there needs to be more infrastructure construction in the United States. “I think the issue that people want to look for is at the kitchen table. Am I gonna have a decent-paying job?...
Illinois cheer families could be owed money after massive settlement against Varsity Brands
Illinois will now be part of a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Varsity Brands, a company that puts on cheer camps and competitions and that was accused of using monopolistic tactics to raise prices and undercut competition. According to Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Illinois has signed onto the...
WATCH: Lightning in Central Illinois spotted from miles away
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Lightning was visible late Tuesday night as storms swept through Illinois, and viewers in several areas shared some videos with WCIA of what they saw. Video from Champaign around 9:50 p.m. WCIA Chief Meteorologist Kevin Lighty said the lightning was from Chicago-area storms more than 100 miles away. If you captured […]
NIU football set to clash with Western Illinois in 2024 opener
DeKALB – After an offseason of movements and preparation, college football returns to DeKalb this weekend as NIU plays host to an in-state foe to kick off the 2024 campaign. NIU and Western Illinois University will battle Saturday at Huskie Stadium for the teams’ first meeting since NIU head football coach Thomas Hammock took the reins in 2019.
As IL deals with non-citizen migrants, TX judge blocks Biden’s citizenship plan
(The Center Square) – As Illinois grapples with the influx of non-citizen migrants, a Texas federal judge has blocked the Biden administration’s latest immigration policy. President Joe Biden announced in June a policy that allowed undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens to apply for green cards without leaving the country. The White House estimated that 500,000 people were eligible for the program. Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Springfield, recently attended...
Elburn man found dead in Plano, Texas; suspect in custody
Local authorities in Plano, Texas, say an Elburn man was found dead on Tuesday in the backyard of a home. He was identified by the Plano, Texas Police Department as 69-year-old Patrick King of Elburn. Police report that a suspect, 39-year-old James Swetland of Los Angeles, California, is in custody...
Soccer Gets Another Win On The Road
The Bombers made a trip to Sycamore High School last night, and the Varsity team came home with another victory! The final score was 4-1 Bombers. In the 12th minute, senior Adam Schwab had a beautiful assist to senior Bennett Tekavec who then passed to junior Rowdy Scheer for the tap in giving St. Xavier the 1st goal of the night. The rally continued when an own goal occurred with another assist from Bennett Tekavec.
Women’s Soccer makes stop at Northern Illinois Thursday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women's Soccer concludes a brief two-game road swing Thursday when the Screaming Eagles battle Northern Illinois University at 4 p.m. from DeKalb, Illinois. Thursday is the third road match out of the first four games to start the season for USI. Last...
The Late-August 1990 Tornado Disaster
A review of the deadly Planfield Tornado by the National Weather Service Between 3:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. CDT on August 28th, 1990, a violent F5 tornado ripped through Kendall and Will counties taking the lives of 29 people and injuring 350. The tornado left a 16.4 mile-long damage path which ranged from 600 yards […]
Chicago-St. Louis passenger rail improvements win America’s Transportation Award for Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that transformational improvements to Chicago-to-St. Louis passenger rail, including the introduction of higher speeds, won top honors among Midwest states in the 2024 America's Transportation Awards in the “Quality of Life/Community Development, Large Project” category. Delivered in 2023 by IDOT under the leadership of Gov. JB Pritzker, the multi-year project on the state’s most popular rail line established 110 mph speeds for the first time in Illinois, helping to better connect communities and major institutions while improving safety, convenience and accessibility.
Chicago Facing Almost $1 Billion Budget Gap — And Mayor Won’t Rule Out Property Tax Hike
CITY HALL — Chicago is facing an almost billion dollar budget deficit for 2025 — and Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t yet say if he’s sticking by a campaign promise to not raise property taxes during his first term in office. City officials are forecasting a $982.4...
Back to school: ABC7's John Garcia goes back to Streamwood High School
We're celebrating the start of a new school year here at ABC7.Several of our colleagues are proud products of local schools in the area.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOur own John Garcia takes us to his high school in the northwest suburbs.They have an alumni hallway at Streamwood High School, including blurbs about some of the school's graduates over the years, including this ABC7 reporter.I was part of the inaugural class of students when the school first opened in 1978. The sign welcoming visitors to Streamwood High School was a gift from my...
New pilot academy launches in Chicago
Spartan Education Group , an aviation education institution headquartered in Chicago that has been training pilots and aviation maintenance technicians for nearly a century, has partnered with Atlas Air to open the Atlas Cadet Academy. The initiative is designed to prepare aspiring aviators for first officer positions with Atlas Air,...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.