Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 released its annual special education report this month with the tagline “Celebrating Possibilities.” But some parents at Thursday’s board of education meeting said the report was nothing to celebrate. The re...

Rolling Meadows Second Ward Alderman Barb Lusk announced her resignation at Tuesday night's city council meeting, citing “relocation” as the reason she'll leave her post effective April 15. Mayor Kenneth Nelson complimented Lusk, calling her “one of...

Sometimes a garbage truck is just a garbage truck, but not in Rolling Meadows. Council members trashed the long-debated resolution to solicit requests for proposals for privatization of its refuse collection in favor of authorizing a contract to pu...

Four people were hospitalized — some in critical condition — after a crash around 2:17 p.m. Monday in Streamwood, police said. Firefighters extricated victims of the four-vehicle crash near 501 E. Lake St. and took the injured to nearby hospitals, o...

Residents who get their water shut off in Hanover Park won’t face larger fines to get it turned back on, thanks to several trustees who noted that it would be inappropriate to add to village residents’ current financial struggles. The current struct...

Rolling Meadows will be testing the generosity of its residents in an upcoming survey. The city will ask if homeowners would be willing to pay extra on refuse bills to give low-income seniors and snowbirds — those who leave the city for several mon...

Odlum parks will get new names to address concerns that police won't be able to get to the correct park in an emergency. The Schaumburg Park District board approved the new names Thursday with the notion that many residents don't know there is more...

City Council members denied Rolling Meadows’ Mayor Kenneth Nelson’s plea to increase the amount of possible sick leave time it offers to new nonunion city employees. The ordinance, approved Jan. 25, allows new employees a maximum of 80 hours of sic...

Rolling Meadows city officials again are weighing how far is too far to cut costs, by asking residents if they read the city’s newsletter, and if so, would they be willing to visit the city’s website instead of getting a printed copy. News & Views i...