Cook County
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Mount Prospect pivots in search for developer of former Chase buildingAug 23, 2026 11:20 am - Mount Prospect is shifting gears in its search for the developer of the former Chase Bank building.
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English teacher opens independent bookstore in downtown Arlington HeightsAug 23, 2026 8:13 am - After 25 years teaching English to seventh and eighth graders, Dana Foley has opened Scout’s Tales, an independent bookstore in downtown Arlington Heights — the area’s first in two decades.
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Palatine survives late Kenwood comeback to win season openerAug 22, 2026 9:48 pm - Palatine faced plenty of challenges on a warm day against defending Public League champ Kenwood, but the Pirates hung on for a 20-18 victory Saturday.
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Sexual battery reported on Illinois Prairie Path in ElmhurstAug 22, 2026 2:59 pm - Elmhurst police have issued a community alert regarding their investigation of a reported sexual battery Thursday night by a man riding an electric scooter with its headlight on against a woman running on the Illinois Prairie Path.
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Ragtime Festival brings classic music to historic trolley museum in South ElginAug 22, 2026 2:21 pm - The sounds of classic and modern ragtime filled the air Saturday at the Ragtime Festival at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin.
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The MAC at 40: Celebrating DuPage County’s ‘cultural town square’Aug 22, 2026 11:46 am - The McAninch Arts Center has emerged as a cultural hub in the 40 years since it opened on the College of DuPage campus where it typically attracts more than 100,000 visitors annually.
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Carpentersville to create new fire training facility on TamaracAug 22, 2026 11:22 am - The Carpentersville Fire Department is creating a new training facility on Tamarac Drive so firefighters can train closer to home.
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DuPage County clerk warns of ‘unprecedented disaster’ in November election if funding shortfalls aren't addressedAug 22, 2026 10:24 am - DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek says she will not be able to deliver the “gold standard” voters have come to expect if the county board does not provide the money she says is needed to run the November elections.
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‘It’s a shame’: Deer Park residents at odds over now-forbidden path to parkAug 22, 2026 10:24 am - A path that connected a Deer Park neighborhood to a nearby park for decades now is off limits to residents.
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Interest rates are higher, but area banks are still lending to small businesses. Here’s how to get your loan.Aug 22, 2026 9:35 am - Interest rates have come down since their peak a few years ago. However, the prime rate, which is the rate most banks charge to their best and biggest customers, is at 6.75% and most of my clients are paying at least one or two percentage points above that. So financing is still not cheap.