Crowd members take their seats as Village President Mike Jenny reads the Declaration of Independence as part of a special event Tuesday, July 8, 2026 that filled Jackman Park in celebration of America ...

I want to give a shout out to my neighbors for the full grocery bag of explosive debris in my lawn and roof from the 4th of July backyard fireworks show. Oh, and also for all the burns in my shingles.

Lane reductions have begun on Touhy Avenue and Dempster Street for work on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) bridges over the local roads in Des Plaines as part of Illinois Tollway repairs on the ...

“Maybe God is telling me to retire,” says 67-year-old Neil Weiss during a telephone conversation on Tuesday this week. “But I’m going to keep on trying.” Weiss is the owner of the familiar Jungle of ...

A crowd in the thousands enjoys KC and the Sunshine Band before fireworks on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at Rotary Green in Elk Grove Village. The setting will be the site of two big concerts this week.

Buffalo Grove police charged an Arlington Heights man after he allegedly fired a gun following a domestic disturbance. Ernie Dotson, 38, of the 3300 block of Ellen Drive, Arlington Heights, has been ...

Construction continues on a new full-day kindergarten addition at Central School on Monday, July 13, 2026. (Ben Sommerville/Journal photo) Starting this upcoming school year, Des Plaines Elementary ...

Mayor Craig Johnson announces that Fitz and the Tantrums would not play the Mid-Summer Concert Series as scheduled at Elk Grove RotaryFest on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Hazardous air quality conditions ...

(Ed. Note: Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas recently revealed the results of an analysis her staff conducted on the possible move of the Chicago Bears football team to Arlington Heights. Here is the ...

Park Ridge City Council voted unanimously July 6 to approve a package of zoning changes and variances that will pave the way for Advocate Lutheran Hospital’s new two-story Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Des Plaines Park District Executive Director Don Miletic will retire effective June 4, 2027, according to an announcement released on Monday, July 13. The Journal & Topics learned of his retirement ...

The Niles Police Department plans to purchase and outfit seven new Ford hybrid SUVs to serve as squad cars, Niles Deputy Police Chief Tom Fragassi said. The Niles Public Works Committee, which ...