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 ...

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.

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Firefighters extinguished a house fire in Prospect Heights on Tuesday afternoon (May 12) after a large plume of smoke visible from the firehouse prompted an immediate call for additional resources.