Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara has cut the property tax rate to 1.93% by cutting costs and spending smarter – a playbook other ...

This is the first of a weekly series published each Monday between Memorial Day and Veterans Day honoring local veterans. LIBERTY — While his 100th birthday is closing in, time hasn’t taken away ...

Three older patients were killed and many people were injured in a fire that broke out overnight at a hospital in the German city of Hamburg, authorities said Sunday. Firefighters ...

In Addison, a truck explosion over the holiday weekend injured the driver and damaged homes. The incident was due to a ...

A new $2.6 million aerial ladder fire truck, more police officers and the return of Sunday hours at two city libraries are in ...

The department took delivery on a $917,000, 100-foot platform aerial ladder truck, which will be housed at Fire Station 1, 2305 Eighth Ave. N. “When it rolled in, you could feel the excitement ...

The idea of leaking propane in a truck can fuel nightmares. However, residents in one Chicago neighborhood weren’t dreaming ...

Some of the 911 calls after a truck explosion in west suburban Addison last week have now been released. The blast was ...

The blast was determined to be caused by a leaking propane tank. The driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

ADDISON, Ill. -- A truck explosion damaged multiple homes in a Chicago suburb Saturday morning, according to police. The explosion happened at about 8:40 a.m. in the suburb of Addison. The moment the ...

Reliance Fire Company’s new $1.66 million ladder truck is temporarily out of commission after its transmission malfunctioned, Chief Bill Coolbaugh told Berwick Borough council.