Cook County
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Officials: $32 million Arlington Heights park refresh won’t disrupt Frontier DaysMay 12, 2025 6:25 pm - The Arlington Heights Park District is embarking on the final phases of a $32 million renovation of Recreation Park, but work is timed not to disrupt the annual Frontier Days festival held at the park.
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Glen Ellyn League of Women Voters names ‘Democracy Challenge’ winnersMay 12, 2025 5:14 pm - High school students take top honors in Glen Ellyn League of Women Voters' democracy challenge, creating art and writing on "We the People?" theme.
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Warm weather bringing more ticks to the suburbsMay 12, 2025 4:28 pm - As warmer weather arrives and more folks enjoy the outdoors, suburban health experts warn residents to protect themselves and their families against diseases that spread by tick bites.
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Bartlett preschool closed, but parents still seeking closureMay 12, 2025 4:23 pm - Parents are frustrated following the closure of Precious Tots Preschool at St. Peter Damian Catholic Church in Bartlett. The 11-year program held its final graduation last Thursday, with teachers turning in keys the next day.
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Schaumburg commemorates National Police Week with ceremony honoring fallen officersMay 12, 2025 4:22 pm - Present and past members of the Schaumburg Police Department were joined Monday by other village officials and supporters for its first local memorial service for National Police Week.
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Chicago man charged in deadly 2021 Gurnee road-rage shootingMay 12, 2025 4:18 pm - A Chicago man is facing murder charges in the 2021 road-rage shooting in Gurnee of a Southern Illinois University student who was home for Thanksgiving break.
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Two rescued from Fox River in Elgin after boat capsizesMay 12, 2025 3:11 pm - Two people were rescued from the Fox River by the Elgin Fire Department after their boat capsized Sunday morning.
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Des Plaines residents and Zanies raise funds for local causeMay 12, 2025 2:39 pm - Zanies Comedy Club and the Whalen family are celebrating the seventh year of working together to raise money to support the Des Plaines Community Foundation at Standup for Des Plaines VII, a special comedy night benefit Wednesday, May 14.
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College of Lake County welcomes incoming trustees and extends gratitude to outgoing trusteesMay 12, 2025 1:24 pm - College of Lake County recently welcomed newly elected community members Dawn Abernathy, M.A.T.; Celeste Flores, B.A.; and Janet Gibson, M.S.; and CLC student Andrea Gomez to the board of trustees. Judge Stephen M. DeRue, 19th Judicial Circuit Court, Lake County, administered the oath of office at the meeting in the Grayslake Campus Conference Center.
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State Sen. Murphy to host condo insurance seminar in Schaumburg June 3May 12, 2025 1:16 pm - Democratic State Senator Laura Murphy of Des Plaines is co-sponsoring a condominium insurance seminar at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3 at the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road in Schaumburg.