News
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How a new program will keep hard-to-recycle items out of landfillsSep 18, 2024 6:00 pm - A new program arriving next month in several Lake County communities and townships targets hard-to-recycle items like plastic grocery bags and egg cartons.
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Why this book is flying off the shelves at Arlington Heights librarySep 18, 2024 5:47 pm - “The Collected Regrets of Clover” is being checked out at record speed at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library compared to past One Book, One Village selections, officials say.
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Hoffman Estates firefighters respond to solar panel fire at house on Huntington BoulevardSep 18, 2024 4:15 pm - Hoffman Estates firefighters responded to a report of smoke that turned out to be a solar panel that had caught fire on the back of a two-story single-family home on the 4300 block of Huntington Boulevard at 1:55 p.m. Wednesday.
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IDOT hosts information session on Chicago-Rockford rail service plan
Sep 18, 2024 12:57 pm - The Illinois Department of Transportation hosted an informational meeting this week in Elgin to share plans to restart a 90-mile passenger rail service between Chicago and Rockford.
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South Barrington to hold town hall discussion about home invasions, preventing crimeSep 18, 2024 10:45 am - South Barrington police and other officials will hold a town hall-style meeting Thursday night to discuss a pair of recent home invasions.
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Lawsuit filed by family of Barrington teen killed when hit by Metra trainSep 18, 2024 10:27 am - A lawsuit has been filed over the death of Barrington teen Marin Lacson, who was struck by a Metra train in downtown Barrington earlier this year.
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Beekeeping discussion delayed in Des PlainesSep 18, 2024 9:49 am - Would-be amateur beekeepers in Des Plaines will have to wait a little longer to learn if they’ll be allowed to keep apiaries at their homes.
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Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women’s rights to IVF
Sep 18, 2024 9:10 am - Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue.
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Assessment appeal workshop Thursday in Elk GroveSep 18, 2024 7:07 am - The public is invited to a property assessment appeal workshop set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, at the Elk Grove Township headquarters, 600 Landmeier Road, in Elk Grove Village.
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Gurnee hosting electronics recycling event FridaySep 18, 2024 7:07 am - Gurnee is hosting an electronics recycling event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, at the Gurnee Public Works facility, 1151 Kilbourne Road.