Cook County
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Buffalo Grove firefighters honored for rescuing driver from frozen pondApr 01, 2022 6:00 am - In the early morning hours of Feb. 2, Buffalo Grove firefighters rushed to 901 E. Deerfield Parkway, where they found a person trapped inside a vehicle partially submerg...
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Des Plaines photographer awarded for years of community serviceApr 01, 2022 6:00 am - A Des Plaines photographer has been honored by the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce for his years of community service. Stan Kotecki received the 2021 Community Enhanceme...
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Fossils and fiddleheads: A look at some local species of fern and what makes them so fascinatingApr 01, 2022 6:00 am - As a kid, I remember watching time-lapse videos of a flower blooming or of the sun racing across the sky. Of course, things don't happen that way in nature with one poss...
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'Phone a friend': Cook County sheriff, Northbrook police partner on crisis intervention programApr 01, 2022 5:30 am - In a way, there is now a social worker in every Northbrook police squad car. A new partnership with the Cook County sheriff's Treatment Response Team is bolstering the p...
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'These crimes are not random': Lawmakers targeting crime rings behind smash-and-grab robberiesApr 01, 2022 5:30 am - Participating in a crime ring that steals from stores - like the smash-and-grab robberies we've seen at area malls over the past year - could soon be a felony, under a b...
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Former Fox & Hound in Arlington Heights reopens as Craft RepublicApr 01, 2022 5:30 am - A long-standing sports bar inside an Arlington Heights strip shopping center has reopened and rebranded, with a slightly different menu and new bar games and amenities. ...
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Chicago teen held without bail in last week's fatal shooting at Rosemont mallApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - The 18-year-old charged with the deadly March 25 shooting at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont was ordered held without bail Friday. Jose G. Matias, of Chicago,...
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Stevenson handles Glenbrook SouthApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - The Stevenson boys volleyball team may not have a lot of tall players on its roster, but the Patriots more than made up for that lack of size with some outstanding play ...
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Head-on collision in Barrington Hills sends 2 to hospitalApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - Two people were taken to St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates after a two-vehicle, head-on collision in Barrington Hills. According to the Barrington Countrysid...
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Des Plaines seeking to strengthen fines for snow-removal scofflawsApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - A proposal to boost penalties for commercial property owners in Des Plaines who don't remove snow from public sidewalks could get even stricter. The city council on Mond...