Gov. JB Pritzker (left) poses for a photo with State Sen. Mark Walker (D-27th) after a Monday, Aug. 11 press conference at the Wheeling School Dist. 21 offices. (Tom Robb/Journal photo) Outgoing ...

Tollway map shows ramp closure location (in red) and detour route to get back to O'Hare. Overnight closures and detours are scheduled next week on the ramps connecting the southbound Tri-State Tollway ...

Village President Mike Jenny this week asked Deputy Village Manager Maggie Bosley to look into hiring an outside firm to monitor a planned U.S. Navy remediation project scheduled to begin next month.

Monday’s lengthy Arlington Heights Committee of the Whole meeting resulted in nothing being decided on whether to allow video gaming locally. Instead, the issue was tabled to an undetermined time ...

Daniel Biss speaks at his victory party in Evanston on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Igor Studenkov/Journal photo) Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss declared victory in the 9th Congressional District primary ...

As the Upper Great Lakes region emerges from winter, it’s time for exciting getaways. We’ve found great paintings, rockin’ good concerts, glittering gems, deep dives under the ice, and a thundering ...

“Undertone” (94 min, Rated R for language and some disturbing imagery) 7 out of 10 I know this sounds like a broken record that keeps repeating itself, but horror-supernatural-occult-satanic-slasher ...

Buffalo Grove trustees unanimously approved a $30,000 bonus for Village Manager Dane Bragg at Monday’s (March 16) village board meeting, recognizing what board members called an "admirable" year of ...

The Des Plaines Youth Commission held its annual Fun Fair last Saturday (March 14), bringing families from across Des Plaines together for an afternoon of games and community engagement at Prairie ...

A resident-led referendum that would have limited elected officials to five, four-year terms in any single office in Niles village government, was defeated with nearly all precincts reporting on ...

Can some new blood provide a spark for Republican Party organizations in area townships? Voters think so. * Slobodan “Bodo” Jokic appears headed for victory as Maine Township Republican ...

Demolition continues March 11, 2026 on the former Regent O'Hare Business Center office building at the northeast corner of Busse and Landmeier roads to make room for a new data center. (Tom ...