Village Green Illinois News Reports

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $430 million to Illinois to curb greenhouse gas emissions by electrifying vehicles, accelerating clean energy workforce training and retrofitting ... Read More

A new ordinance allowing ATVs and golf carts on city roads is looking likely to pass after the Forest Lake City Council debated the topic during its Monday, July 15, workshop. The ordinance had ... Read More

Henderson Police are at the scene of a flipped over vehicle at Watson Lane and Highway 41. The southbound lanes of Highway 41 are currently blocked off. Dispatch has ... Read More

GRANITE CITY The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that inspection of westbound Interstate 270 between Illinois 3 and Riverview Drive ... Read More

SPRINGFIELD - Agricultural operations in Illinois have been significantly impacted by recent tornadoes, high winds and flooding. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial a ... Read More

Authorities say the Illinois sheriff's deputy charged in the shooting death of Sonya Massey was kicked out of the Army for the first of two drunken driving convictions in which he had a weapon in his ... Read More

Dollywood patrons fled the park as floodwaters gushed throughout the walkways and spilled into the parking lot where social media images show patrons helping each other wade through knee-deep water. Read More

"After the occupants got out of their respective vehicles, multiple gunshots were fired," investigators said. No one was injured and the incident remains under investigation by troopers, according to ... Read More

Authorities have identified the man who was killed when the pickup truck he was driving slammed into a train early Saturday morning.Jamarin Ballard, ... Read More

Authorities have identified the man who was killed when the pickup truck he was driving slammed into a train early Saturday. Jamarin Ballard, 39, of Cahokia Heights, was pronounced dead at the scene ... Read More

Just 27 miles from the Chicago Loop and 20 miles from O'Hare Airport, the site benefits from key transportation links like Interstate 94, IL Route 22, IL Route 131 and U.S. Route 41, as well as ... Read More

A man faces prison after the drowning death of his foster child who was allegedly left unattended for an hour while he went on a shopping trip to Walmart. David Yankee and his spouse, Michael, had ... Read More

There were 863 children killed in crashes in 2021, according to The National Highway Traffic Safety ... $200 for any subsequent offenses. The Illinois Department of Transportation says children under ... Read More

MILLSTADT, Ill - One Illinois horse stable was still recovering after strong storms hit the area less than two weeks ago and left thousands of dollars in damage. Now, Spotted Pony Stables Retirement ... Read More

Marine archaeologists have discovered the wreckage of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in the late 1800s. Read More

The New York State Department of Transportation wants to warn drivers that the on-ramp from Sunset Avenue to I-81 northbound in the City of Syracuse, will be ... Read More

This change will result in the I-190 southbound exit ramp to North Street (exit 1C) to be closed and the northbound on-ramp to I-190 from North Street to be reopened. Read More

DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) -- A man was killed in a motorcycle hit-and-run crash early Saturday in the north suburbs. The crash happened around 2:10 a.m. at 967 S. Elmhurst Rd. in Des Plaines, police ... Read More

An intrepid team of marine archaeologists has discovered the wreckage of a long-sought-after schooner - more than a century after it sunk beneath Lake Michigan. The Margaret A. Muir was found 50 feet ... Read More