Cook County
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Ready to step in: Fremd in a good place with Will Clark following Johnny O’Brien at quarterbackJul 10, 2026 10:00 am - Fremd’s Will Clark knows he will have huge shoes to fill this season. But the junior quarterback is also confident that his own shoes are very comfortable. Clark will be ...
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District 211 administrative team includes new hires, new positions for 2026-27 school yearJul 09, 2026 5:50 pm - A new deputy superintendent position leads the changes to the administrative team reporting directly to Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Superintendent Judith Campbell as she begins her own second year guiding the state’s largest high school district.
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Anderson Humane takes in 6 dogs after tornado destroys downstate shelterJul 09, 2026 4:10 pm - Six dogs living in a downstate shelter destroyed by a tornado have been taken in by Anderson Humane in South Elgin.
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Swim into summer at these 10 suburban beachesJul 09, 2026 3:29 pm - Soak up the sun at one of these 10 suburban beaches featuring activities such as swimming, paddleboarding, sand volleyball, water features, slides, picnicking and more.
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‘Larger than life’: New sculpture installed in Mundelein’s Courtland CommonsJul 09, 2026 2:50 pm - A large, interactive sculpture of an upturned hand has been installed in a Mundelein park.
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South Barrington police release data from road safety crackdownJul 09, 2026 2:49 pm - South Barrington police arrested three people and ticketed dozens of others during an Independence Day safey campaign that ran June 19 through July 6.
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Countdown to prep football: Seven of the area’s new football coachesJul 09, 2026 2:33 pm - Kevin Schmit: Our countdown to high school football continues this week with seven of the area’s new football coaches.
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‘You saved him’: Police commander back on the job thanks to his teenage son’s heroicsJul 09, 2026 1:03 pm - Rolling Meadows police Cmdr. Sam Mollenhauer is back on the job this week, almost three months after suffering near-fatal cardiac arrest. He can thank his teenage son and an unlikely confluence of events for that.
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Ravinia Festival’s Hunter Pavilion reopens after $70 million gut renovationJul 09, 2026 12:07 pm - Brant Taylor walked onto the stage of the Ravinia Festival’s Hunter Pavilion to rehearse for the first time since a $70 million gut renovation and noticed a huge difference. “I found that in the previous iteration of the shell, I was having to wear protective earplugs quite a lot,” the cellist said. “There was a desire to make the stage clearer and a bit softer for us.”
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Elgin to focus on education for riders of e-bikes, scooters as they wait for state law to take effectJul 09, 2026 12:05 pm - Elgin will spend the next five months educating the public about upcoming statewide restrictions and regulations on micromobility devices such as e-bikes and scooters, rather than instituting any interim ordinances.