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.

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 ...

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 ...

“Protector” (91 min, Rated R for strong bloody violence, language, teen drinking and some drug use) 5 out of 10 For someone who has been fighting off vampires, zombies and creatures of the night for ...

The 100-year-old memorial at Rand and Ballard roads in Des Plaines that’s dedicated to the servicemen who fought at the World War I battle at Belleau Wood, was recently vandalized. A citizen on March ...

The goal for these volunteers during Oct. 16 cleanup near Park Ridge is to scoop up bottles and plastic bags and other debris that clutters local forests. (Photo submitted) Park Ridge Procedures & ...

Still image from a neighbor's Ring camera shows black smoke and flames rising from RV fire on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. A 34-year-old resident was found dead inside a recreational vehicle on Sunday, Feb.

UPDATE: Arlington Heights police on Friday announced felony charges against a 50-year-old village resident suspected in Thursday's home invasion. Alex R. Pacino, of the 900 block of W. Euclid Avenue, ...