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Some people may not be ready to take down their Christmas tree just yet, but for those who are, one northern Illinois organization is giving you a more sustainable option. Jess Savage has more.

Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said the coroner’s office was called to the 31000 block of Illinois Route 9 east of Mackinaw about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday for a single-vehicle crash.

Some version of a residential solar tax credit has been around for decades. It was made higher under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act under President Joe Biden. But Republicans in congress this year decided to pull the plug.

The 6-3 ruling keeps troops out of Chicago while underlying case moves forward.

The Board plans to finalize a contract and hold a formal vote of approval on Jan. 5, 2026.

13-WREX meteorologist John Jurgens gives us his holiday season weather forecast.

Danny Davis was released from prison in November after spending 32 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit.

A Sun-Times investigation found the state’s new prison health care provider comes with a disturbing track record.

Bills regulating reservation apps, single-use plastics to take effect Jan. 1

Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ still praised some of the “inflammatory, profane, offensive or too difficult to read” vanity license plate requests turned down in 2025, a small portion of the nearly 56,000 applications it received this year, according to the office.