Cook County
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A $6.5 million bargain? Vacant Barrington Hills mansion on market nearly two decadesNov 23, 2025 8:45 pm - A 22,000-square-foot estate in Barrington Hills, once listed for $17 million, is available at the markedly reduced price of $6.5 million and has the added benefit of having never been occupied.
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Harper’s Jim Macnider continues to add to his legacyNov 23, 2025 1:42 pm - On a snowy golf course in Iowa, Harper College cross country coach Jim Macnider earned his 10th NJCAA Division III men’s cross country title to go with five women’s titles, all since 2011.
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Arlington Heights honors design excellenceNov 23, 2025 10:05 am - The Arlington Heights Design Commission has awarded its ninth annual Alan F. Bombick Awards for Excellence in Architectural Design to the Zittergruen Residence, 624 N. Haddow Ave., and Chase Bank, 585 E. Palatine Road.
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Man injured after Metra train strikes vehicle in Arlington HeightsNov 23, 2025 9:39 am - A Metra train crashed into a vehicle Saturday evening in Arlington Heights, sending a man to the hospital with injuries.
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‘A rare breed’: At 90, this Arlington Heights runner is an ultramarathon manNov 23, 2025 8:58 am - Gene Bruckert, a 90-year-old Arlington Heights resident, has completed some 300 marathons and 300 ultramarathons since taking up long-distance running in retirement.
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Fremd stays close early before Mt. Carmel pulls away in 8A semifinalNov 22, 2025 9:10 pm - Fremd’s magical season came to end Saturday in Chicago. The Vikings put together a spirited effort, but came up short to Mt. Carmel 42-21 in the Class 8A semifinals. Top-...
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Girls basketball: Libertyville builds big lead, holds off HerseyNov 22, 2025 7:04 pm - Libertyville's Elle Pawelczyk is hoping to study business management at the University of Tennessee, which was the home of legendary women's basketball coach Pat Summitt ...
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Lou Malnati’s continues 17-year tradition giving Thanksgiving meals to needy familiesNov 22, 2025 3:02 pm - More than 200 Lou Malnati’s employees and their family members packed over 1,200 Thanksgiving food baskets Saturday in Buffalo Grove.
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‘Who wants to spend $800K for a 0.2-acre lot?’: St. Charles neighbors balk at housing proposal densityNov 22, 2025 2:46 pm - Across nearly 38 acres of one of the last agricultural remnants of St. Charles’ past, developers M/I Homes are proposing 83 single-family homes, but some city residents are raising objections to the plan’s density.
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Cook County’s tax delay exposes Illinois’ worsening business environmentNov 22, 2025 1:30 pm - Chicago’s and Cook County’s tax bases are eroding. The cost of the government keeps climbing.The biggest weak point is in the business sector. Commercial property values in the Loop fell by 7.2% during the past year. The taxes their owners will pay dropped by more than $129 million.