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‘Something positive is happening’: Buildings torn down at Arlington Heights gateway to make room for apartments and retail

A long-shuttered Applebee’s restaurant, drive-through bank, Cash for Gold business and five-story office building at the southern gateway of Arlington Heights are no more. Demolition crews this week completed the most visible teardown — the 48-year-old office structure — on the southeast corner of A...

‘Working every day toward forgiveness’: 15 years later, loss remains for Engelhardt family

Morton Arboretum, Shedd Aquarium report conservation progress after one year as global Centers for Species Survival

Graham’s 318 coffeehouse in downtown Geneva to close

‘This legislation is about respect,’ advocates say of bill nixing senior road tests

Marklund sexual abuse victim gives birth

Years in the making: Schaumburg’s 31st hotel receives occupancy permit

Maryville Academy plans to use the former Sisters of the Living Word convent and administrative offices at 800 N. Fernandez Ave. in Arlington Heights as a shelter for up to 16 refugee girls at a time.

Arlington Heights officials say Maryville can house refugee girls at shelter

Neighbors of a Maryville Academy-run shelter in Arlington Heights have expressed concerns about plans to temporarily house refugee children there, but village officials s...

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory. The U.S. Department of Energy lab, which is based in Lemont in DuPage County, is growing its partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago through the launch of the George Crabtree Institute for Discovery and Sustainability.

Argonne, UIC launch sustainability institute

DuPage County’s Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois Chicago launched a new joint institute for sustainability Wednesday. Combining the strengths of...

The 2023 Fourth of July Community Walk in Highland Park.

Highland Park Independence Day Parade returns

Highland Park will hold an Independence Day Parade this summer for the first time since a mass shooting during the city’s 2022 parade. The city and the Highland Park Park...

The West Suburban Humane Society is raising funds to care for cats and dogs like this puppy at a “Caged for a Cause” event Thursday.

Caged for a Cause fundraiser puts volunteers in the doghouse for a day

Four humans will get a dog’s eye view from a West Suburban Humane Society kennel for eight hours on Thursday. Organizers hope the first Caged for a Cause fundraiser will ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias

Illinoisans can now get documents notarized without leaving home

Illinoisans who want documents notarized can do so without leaving their homes, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Wednesday. The new Electronic-Notary servic...

Oberweis Dairy has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The North Aurora-based company filed in the Northern District of Illinois, showing more than $4 million in debt to various creditors.

Oberweis Dairy laying off workers after filing for bankruptcy

Oberweis Dairy plans to lay off 127 employees starting in June, the company informed the state in a WARN filing. The move comes just days after the North Aurora-based co...

Juvenile charged in connection with Naperville shooting

A 17-year-old man faces a charge of aggravated robbery in connection with a Tuesday afternoon shooting in Naperville that injured a 22-year-old man. The teen, who is not ...

Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz, far left, speaks to members of the Palatine High School boys basketball team, which was honored by the village council Monday for their 4th place finish in state.

‘They just did things the right way’: Palatine honors Pirate basketball squad

It was a historic year for the Palatine High School boys basketball team, which made it downstate for the first time in school history and returned with a 4th place troph...