Barrington Hills
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After visiting Illinois, Carmel DE Chadick reaches for more: ‘Really making my presence known’Oct 08, 2026 4:11 pm - Carmel junior defensive end Kristian Chadick’s first two sacks of the season came at an interesting time. Between visits to Penn State and Illinois on game days, Chadick’...
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Preckwinkle proposes stop-gap fixes, shrinking budget to address Cook County’s $550M shortfallOct 08, 2026 11:57 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will propose “sweeping the cupboards bare” to close a projected $550 million budget gap for next year, she told reporters Wednesday.
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Free Kohl Children’s Museum pop-up coming to Schreiber Center in Round LakeOct 07, 2026 3:04 pm - Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is partnering with Kohl Children's Museum to host a free pop-up museum experience from Oct. 14 through Dec. 23 at the John and Kathy Schreiber Center for Human Services, 101 N. Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake.
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‘It is a neighborhood’: Arlington Heights officials balk at St. Viator stadium plansOct 06, 2026 7:00 pm - St. Viator High School’s proposed outdoor athletic complex in Arlington Heights faces opposition from village board members and residents who say the project is too intense for the neighborhood.
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Girls volleyball notes: Fremd leaning on Drenth’s leadershipOct 06, 2026 3:02 pm - Leadership is so important when you are the quarterback for a high school girls volleyball team. Fremd girls coach Pete Gavin scored a touchdown when he got setter Madison Drenth in the program four years ago.
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In 5th Congressional race, Quigley and Hanson at odds over U.S. election securityOct 06, 2026 2:52 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley and the Republican who’s once again challenging him for Illinois’ 5th District seat have vastly different views on the state of the American electoral system.
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Early voting begins Wednesday in suburban CookOct 06, 2026 11:16 am - Early voting election in suburban Cook County begins Wednesday at six locations before expanding to 56 sites on Oct. 19.
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Northern Illinois and Wisconsin food banks compete in End Zone to End Hunger ChallengeOct 05, 2026 11:23 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank and Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin are competing in the End Zone to End Hunger Challenge from Oct. 5-11, with the losing CEO having to eat the rival city's signature food and admit it's better than their own.
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Lake County Board District 1 candidates square off for open seatOct 05, 2026 2:38 pm - Republican John Muellner and Democrat Jose Martinez are facing off for the seat of outgoing Lake County Board member Linda Pedersen, with Muellner pledging to check “egregious government overreach” and Martinez pointing to his blue-collar background and political experience.
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 5-17Oct 05, 2026 10:20 am - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like growing dahlias, home composting, and more. Also listings of garden shows, nature walks and workshops.