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.

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 ...

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 ...

As Panjwani Network Restaurants prepares to demolish the eight-space shopping strip at the northwest corner of Higgins Road and Cumberland Avenue to make way for a larger Dunkin Donuts and two ...

A performance at the 2025 Taste of Park Ridge (Photo by Shawn Clisham/Special to the Journal) The Taste of Park Ridge is right around the corner. The annual event begins Thursday, July 9 and runs ...

The Fourth of July parade in Arlington Heights kicks off at 10 a.m. this Saturday. It starts at Dunton Avenue and Oakton Street and goes south on Dunton to Miner Street. The parade then goes east on ...

A new seven-year contract with Groot for waste hauling and recycling began Wednesday, July 1, bringing new features to Glenview residents, including curbside electronics recycling and a one-year rate ...

The Macerich Company, owner of the fashion outlet mall in Rosemont, will continue charging customers to park in its large adjacent parking garage. Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens recently met with ...