Des Plaines
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‘We built a community here’: Dave’s Specialty Foods goes out on top after nearly 24 yearsJan 19, 2025 5:13 am - Dave’s Specialty Foods has reached the end of its nearly 24-year ride. But along the way, it left a trail of happy customers who enjoyed its food, took cooking classes, had events catered, and held private functions at 105 W. Prospect Ave. in Mount Prospect.
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Viator House marks 8 years of offering safe haven for young immigrants seeking asylumJan 18, 2025 6:54 pm - Viator House of Hospitality celebrates eighth year of serving young male immigrants.
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Illinois Shelter Alliance calls for $100 million state funding boost to fight homelessnessJan 18, 2025 4:00 am - Homelessness in Illinois more than doubled from 2023-2024; advocates urge $100M funding boost to add shelters, aid, citing pandemic response successes and ongoing housing affordability crisis.
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Arlington Heights man who fired at two people charged with attempted murderJan 17, 2025 6:22 pm - A 71-year-old Arlington Heights man was charged with attempted first-degree murder after authorities say he shot at two people he believed were attempting to steal a semi-trailer.
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Suburban congressman who pushed for forced sale of TikTok applauds Supreme Court’s decisionJan 17, 2025 5:35 pm - Among the strongest voices in Congress echoing the FBI’s warnings about TikTok’s danger to national security, Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg applauded the Supreme Court’s Friday decision to uphold an imminent ban if the platform isn’t sold.
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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.: A list of suburban eventsJan 17, 2025 4:35 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader.
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Harper College GIS program prepares students for growing, lucrative fieldJan 17, 2025 3:48 pm - Carolina Szoepe and Ryan Facks credit Harper College's GIS certificate for internships and jobs in the fast-growing field.
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Triton College to host ‘Laser Taylor Swift’ show in FebruaryJan 17, 2025 1:29 pm - Her music may be out of this world for some. Perhaps that’s why Triton College’s Cernan Earth and Space Center will host “Laser Taylor Swift,” a cosmic light show, Saturdays in February.
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Cook County judge reassigned from domestic violence cases after releasing man later accused of killing wifeJan 17, 2025 12:19 pm - A Cook County judge who released a man later accused of killing his wife will be reassigned from the Domestic Violence Division and transferred to the court’s Third Municipal District in Rolling Meadows where he will hear misdemeanor and traffic cases starting Tuesday,
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Des Plaines resident loses $16,000 in stock fraud, police sayJan 16, 2025 7:58 pm - A Des Plaines man lost about $16,000 to fraudsters promising a high-flying investment opportunity, police said Wednesday.