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 ...

The Des Plaines Lions Club launched 2026 with a strong slate of volunteer projects that reflect the organization’s mission to support humanitarian needs both locally and around the world. From ...

It’s called “pension spiking”. That’s when elected government board members permit the amount of money a soon-to-retire employee increases. That action triggers a higher pension amount that the ...

“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 ...

The Mount Prospect Village Board voted 4-3 Monday (March 16) to approve a compensation package for Village Manager Michael Cassady that includes a 4.7% salary increase, a deferred bonus, and a monthly ...

Students at River Trails Middle School in Mount Prospect will take the stage today (Wednesday) for the world premiere of “That’s How We Roll,” a milestone production marking the final bow for retiring ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Prospect Heights City Council approved dual construction bids March 9 for the Hillcrest Lake Outflow Flood Control Project with Gewalt Hamilton Associates engineering for $49,800, and Berger ...