Lake County has promised much of its portion of Monsanto settlement funds to projects in communities impacted by the industrial pollution in the Lake Michigan watershed, after the $7.5 million has sat largely untouched for several years.
A lockdown ensued after two students were overheard talking about a firearm.
Another police officer has been charged with misusing Flock and another law enforcement database in DuPage County.
Parts of some streets in downtown Aurora that were closed after a building partially collapsed on the 100 block of East Galena Boulevard on Wednesday evening have reopened, according to a statement from city officials on Friday.
Mark your calendar for Lightscape at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Holiday Tree Lighting at The Arb in South Barrington, Ana Gasteyer’s “Sugar & Booze Holiday Spectacular” at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston, Nikki Glaser at the Chicago Theatre, Illumination at the Morton Arboretum and more this week.
Construction of the sheds for a proposed seasonal marketplace in downtown Mundelein is expected to begin soon.
El Car Wash, a rapidly expanding Florida-based chain, plans to invest $8 million or more to acquire an open lot and build a facility in the Shoppes of Gregg’s Landing retail center in Vernon Hills.
Eligible Cook County residents seeking to offset a bout with flu over the holidays can take advantages of a vaccination clinic in Arlington Heights Saturday.