Cook County
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Round Lake ends long drought with blowout victorySep 06, 2025 7:16 pm - A roundup of this weekend’s high school football games in Cook and Lake counties.
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Campton Hills approves annexation of nearly 1,000 acres for 900 homesSep 06, 2025 5:25 pm - Campton Hills trustees approved the annexation of 962 acres for the LaFox of Campton Hills housing development in two split votes in front of a large crowd last Thursday.
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Through the Lens: The Week’s Best images in High School SportsSep 06, 2025 2:44 pm - Through the Lens: The Week's Best in High School Sports
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Cross country: Grayslake Central defends its home course, edges Carmel CatholicSep 06, 2025 2:44 pm - The second annual Vicky Piela Invitational went down to the wire Saturday morning as host Grayslake Central battled it out with Carmel Catholic for the girls cross country team title.
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Germanfest brings flavors of Bavaria to Hoffman Estates with beer, food and musicSep 06, 2025 2:24 pm - Platzkonzert Germanfest waltzed into Hoffman Estates with a bang Saturday. The family-friendly, Oktoberfest-style celebration continues from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Compass Datacenters ready to build on cleared Sears headquarters site in Hoffman EstatesSep 06, 2025 1:50 pm - Construction is about to start on Compass Datacenters’ five-building campus on 273 acres in Hoffman Estates after the firm invested more than a year on the environmentally respectful demolition of the massive former Sears headquarters once housed there.
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Cross country: Lake Park, Conant girls, Buffalo Grove boys shine at Elk Grove meetSep 06, 2025 1:42 pm - At the Elk Grove Invite, Conant’s girls won the 2-mile open cross country race, Lake Park’s girls won the 3-mile team title and Buffalo Grove’s boys won at both distances Saturday.
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The Biz Week That Was: Data centers abound, fast food prices dip, and Tamagotchi comes to WoodfieldSep 06, 2025 1:32 pm - ‘Backbone of the digital world’: Karis details plans for Naperville data center development Developer Karis Critical is proposing a relatively “boutique” data center...
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‘A very large gap for us to fill’: Pantries struggle to meet surging demand amid federal cuts to food banksSep 06, 2025 1:27 pm - As its member pantries face persistently high demand, the Northern Illinois Food Bank is raising funds through an emergency initiative to help offset federal cuts.
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4-year-old Vernon Hills boy dreams of a career at NASA. A genius IQ might get him there.Sep 06, 2025 12:55 pm - At 4-years-old, Zorien Royce is one of the youngest members ever admitted to the high-IQ societies Mensa and Intertel.