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Alert neighbor evacuates owner from Glendale Heights house fire

No injuries were reported after a house fire Thursday on the 1800 block of Chippendale Lane in Glendale Heights.

Des Plaines police officers will get pay raises under a new, four-year labor contract.

Des Plaines police officers getting pay raises

Des Plaines police officers will get pay raises under a new, four-year labor contract. The deal with the officers’ union, the Des Plaines chapter of the Metropolitan Alli...

Caden Quaintance, left, 11, of Wheaton, and his friends enjoy cold drinks at the Cream of Wheaton festival in downtown Wheaton on Thursday, June 4, 2026.

Cream of Wheaton opens summer fest season

The opening of the Cream of Wheaton means summer is here. The festival continues through the weekend with a bunch of bands in Memorial Park.

The Fox River dam, just north of Main Street in St. Charles, was once used to generate electricity for Hotel Baker. The dam has long been a focal piece of the downtown district.

St. Charles leaders affirm historical significance and role of the Fox River dam

St. Charles City Council members made it clear this week that the Fox River dam — and impoundment north of it — are important to the city.

An image from the Zastava Arms USA website. Residents are concerned about the operation of the arms wholesaler in Mount Prospect.

Residents concerned over gun wholesaler relocating to Mount Prospect

A firearms wholesaler has a group of residents concerned over its relocation from Des Plaines to Mount Prospect.

RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard took this photo of Pope Leo XIV while visiting the Chicago-area native Wednesday in Rome.

‘Surreal’: RTA chair meets with Pope Leo at Vatican, talks AI and White Sox

Regional Transportation Authority Chairman Kirk Dillard met with Chicago area native Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican Wednesday.

Authorities identify woman found dead in Aurora outlet mall retention pond

Authorities have identified the woman whose body was found Monday in a retention pond at Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora.

South Barrington Village President Paula McCombie adds her voice to that of 45 others criticizing a proposal for the rezoning of the 186-acre Plum Farms property at Higgins Road and Route 59 for a possible data center before the Hoffman Estates plan commission Wednesday night.

Hoffman Estates plan commission rejects rezoning request for possible data center

Hoffman Estates plan commissioners voted 4-2 Wednesday to recommend against rezoning the 186-acre Plum Farms property to manufacturing for a possible data center proposal.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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