Cook County News
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Sears' 'radical' past: How mail-order catalogs subverted the racial hierarchy of Jim Crow
Oct 16, 2018 10:02 AM - Monday's announcement that Sears would file for bankruptcy and close 142 stores came as little surprise to anyone who has followed the retail giant's collapse in recent years. Still, the news inspired a wave of nostalgia for a company that sold an ideal of middle-class life to generations of Americans. -
Cook County fall trout fishing season opens Oct. 20Oct 16, 2018 9:42 AM - The fall inland trout fishing season opens Saturday, Oct. 20, at six Forest Preserves of Cook County locations, including Busse Reservoir-North Pool (Elk Grove Village), Axehead Lake (Park Ridge) and Belleau Lake (Park Ridge).
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'Elgin rocks' trend spreads happiness
Oct 16, 2018 7:20 AM - Hundreds of colorful, hand-painted rocks from Elgin have been popping up in parks and public spaces throughout town, and even as far as Georgia and Florida. -
What we know about Stonehenge -- and what we don't
Oct 16, 2018 6:22 AM - "What is Stonehenge meant for?" asked a young patron at Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
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New Chinese restaurant set to open in shuttered Palatine space
Oct 16, 2018 5:33 AM - A Chinese restaurant will open in space previously occupied by India Bhawan in Palatine, which shut down in late 2017 amid allegations it didn't take precautions to prevent illegal drug sales on the premises and allowed another eatery to operate in its building without a license. -
Hoffman Estates approves expansion of Schaumburg Township parking lot
Oct 16, 2018 5:33 AM - Hoffman Estates village board members voted 4-1 Monday to allow Schaumburg Township to use a little more than half an acre from the adjacent Maple Park to create 52 more parking spaces for its headquarters at 1 Illinois Blvd. -
Images: Halloween around the suburbs
Oct 16, 2018 8:31 AM - A look at Halloween costumes and decorated houses around the suburbs. -
'Frankly, I'm surprised it took so long': Sears retirees not surprised by bankruptcy filing
Oct 16, 2018 6:39 AM - Sears retirees and shoppers from the suburbs said they were saddened by news of the company's bankruptcy filing Monday -- and even a bit nostalgic about its heyday -- but can't say they didn't see it coming. "Frankly, I'm surprised it took so long," said Ron Olbrysh, of Lombard, chairman of the National Association of Retired Sears Employees, a Chicago-based group representing former workers. -
FBI: Bank robbery suspect captured after trying to use stolen cash
Oct 15, 2018 8:52 PM - A 39-year-old Barrington man linked to three recent suburban bank robberies was captured last week after he tried to use stolen cash to make a wire transfer at his own bank, authorities said. -
Buffalo Grove junior dies from allergic reaction at homeOct 15, 2018 7:58 PM - A junior at Buffalo Grove High School died from a severe allergic reaction at home Sunday, according to an email to parents from BGHS Principal Jeff Wardle.
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