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Police identify man found dead in Schaumburg pond earlier this month

Schaumburg police Monday were able to positively identify a man found dead in a village pond on the afternoon of April 3.

Human skull found in Kane County Forest Preserve

A person walking in Raceway Woods Forest Preserve on Sunday found a human skull, and an investigation is ongoing, according to Kane County officials.

Colonies of monk parakeets, typically native to South America, have taken up residence at various ComEd power stations throughout the suburbs, including this spot in Bedford Park as well as Lombard in the Western suburbs.

Winging it: How colony of wild parakeets continues to thrive in Lombard

A colony of wild parakeets is thriving in Lombard thanks to the ComEd substation near the Great Western Trail.

Riders board a Metra train Thursday at the National Street station in Elgin. A law establishing a new governing authority for Metra, Pace and the CTA goes into effect in five weeks.

Five things to know about NITA — Illinois’ new transit agency

There’s a lot of moving parts as the Northern Illinois Transit Authority starts to take shape June 1.

Tape covers the area outside of Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital in Chicago Saturday after a shooting.

Suspect in shooting of 2 Chicago officers allegedly pulled handgun from under blanket at hospital

A robbery suspect who authorities say pulled a handgun from under a blanket at a Chicago hospital and shot the two officers who brought him there for treatment will remai...

Rendering of the proposed 7 Brew Coffee at the former Mount Prospect Steak 'n Shake location.

7 Brew plans to open on former Mount Prospect Steak ‘n Shake site

A fast-growing drive-thru coffee chain is poised to occupy the long-vacant Steak ‘n Shake site at the edge of the north end of Randhurst Village.

The Boardwalk Shops in downtown Batavia were created to help house and support small retail businesses. They are re-opening for the season May 8.

Batavia Boardwalk Shops to open May 8

The Batavia Boardwalk Shops, which give entrepreneurs a chance to try operating a store for their wares, are opening May 8.

Repairs completed to broken gas pipe near Schaumburg businesses

Nicor was continuing to restore services to affected businesses Monday afternoon after the repair of a gas pipe broken during construction in a parking lot on National Parkway in Schaumburg in the late morning.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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