Restaurants in Des Plaines and Rosemont recently closed leaving employees without jobs, spaces they occupied empty, no customers and probably the imminent removal of equipment and furnishings.

Leyden Community High School Dist. 212 Board of Education agreed to move away from the long-time practice of only offering the “behind the wheel” portion of Drivers Education during the summer.

A second write-in candidate is entering the race for Mount Prospect village trustee in the April 1 consolidated election. Former police sergeant Jack Brogan will join Jeannie Lee-Macatangay as a ...

The walls just outside the main entrance to Park Ridge City Hall were spray painted with “Free Luigi” and “He’s No Terrorist. He’s a hero” both referencing the killing of United ...

Down flag during pregame introductions at Soldier Field. He was joined on the field by his son, Patrick, before returning to the stands to watch the Bears face the Detroit Lions. Just a few months ...

The year 2024 was filled with promise and challenges for the village of Niles. The year was filled with stepping stones for renewal in what Mayor George Alpogianis called a coming “renaissance ...

Park Ridge police collected enough toys for their annual Toys for Tots drive to fill a small box truck, donating 138 toys to Lutheran General Children’s hospitals two days later. This year’s ...

Elk Grove Village trustees approved a $5.65 million purchase and sale agreement for a 71,000 sq. ft. former tennis club at 1650 Howard St. to serve as a third public works building for the village.

Starbucks workers strike outside the company's unionized store at 1427 Lee St. in Des Plaines on Friday, Dec. 20. (Journal photo) Workers at the Starbucks store on Lee Street in Des Plaines joined ...

The current parking regulations in the section of Uptown south of the Metra tracks (Provided by the City of Park Ridge) Ald. Joe Steinfels’ (5th) proposal to convert 2-4 parking spaces in the ...

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The Des Plaines Police Department is investigating an Armed Robbery that occurred on Thursday, Dec. 19 in the 1900 block of Mannheim Road. At 9:02 p.m., Des Plaines officers responded to the ...