Cook County
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Leaders honor legacy of Dr. King at 56th annual Remembrance Dinner in PalatineJan 18, 2026 1:54 pm - After a tumultuous year, suburban government and religious leaders gathered Saturday in Palatine to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a call to reaffirm his dream of the nation becoming a model of social justice for the world.
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Buffalo Grove priest on leave amid investigation into abuse claimJan 18, 2026 9:52 am - A Catholic priest who has served as associate pastor of a Buffalo Grove parish for more than 15 years has been placed on leave amid an investigation into a decades-old sexual abuse allegation.
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Boys wrestling: Batavia’s Enos claims a second straight championship at Arlis InviteJan 17, 2026 9:35 pm - A slow start on Saturday didn’t deter Batavia’s Kai Enos from duplicating what he did a year ago at the Clint Arlis Invite. For the second straight season, Enos won a tit...
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Girls wrestling: Schaumburg’s Razzak sharp again at Hoffman Estates invitationalJan 17, 2026 7:33 pm - The Hawks Invite featured several high-profile girls wrestling teams at Hoffman Estates, including five top-rated wresters and more than 30 state-ranked wrestlers, two of them returning state champions.
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Girls basketball: Nazareth overwhelms weary Maine South at Coach Kipp’s HoopsfestJan 17, 2026 6:50 pm - Nazareth defeated Maine South 50-27 Saturday in a girls basketball game at Coach Kipp’s Hoopsfest at Maine West.
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Sled dogs, birds of prey and ponies draw interest at Winterfest in PalatineJan 17, 2026 5:05 pm - Animals, including birds of prey, sled dogs and ponies, were the main draw during the annual Salt Creek Park District Winterfest at Twin Lakes Recreation Area in Palatine Saturday.
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Girls gymnastics: Carmel Catholic wins Lake County Invitational with season-high scoreJan 17, 2026 5:02 pm - The Carmel Catholic girls gymnastics team continued to climb its way up the rankings with yet another season-high score Saturday afternoon at the Lake County Invitational hosted by Lake Forest.
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Elgin’s 41st annual MLK prayer breakfast features speakers, music, awardsJan 17, 2026 3:51 pm - The 41st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast at Elgin Community College featured speakers, music and awards.
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Woman pleads guilty to abducting grandchild from Aurora homeJan 17, 2026 2:55 pm - A woman has pleaded guilty to abducting her grandchild in a case where the child’s father and uncle are accused of taking the boy from a house in Aurora.
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‘It’s not just retail. It’s hospitality’: Stonehouse Market store coming to downtown WheatonJan 17, 2026 1:45 pm - Fran Rouse shares a certain French sensibility through her expanding Wheaton business, Stonehouse Market. Her store in Town Square Wheaton has cookbooks, L'epicurien salted butter caramel spread, French soaps, and art Rouse brought back from a trip to Paris. A Francophile at heart, she’s opening another store, this one in downtown.