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Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct information about how Batavia became a home-rule community. Shoppers in Illinois paid more than $1 billion in additional sales taxes to nearly 300 towns last year, and that could rise if Gov...

Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 officials are proposing $10 million to $12 million worth of additions at Ivy Hill and Olive-Mary Stitt elementary schools to solve what they say are overcrowded classrooms. The district has been studying enr...

John Hersey High School's Orchesis program will present its annual show, "Affinity," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, to Saturday, Feb. 28, in the school's theater, 1900 E. Thomas St., in Arlington Heights. Under the direction of student choreographers ...

Every great program has people working behind the scenes who prove invaluable to its success. For the Maine West girls basketball program and its Hall of Fame coach Derril Kipp one of those people is Mary Dankowski. That is the reason the Illinois H...

Wauconda Fire Protection District officials said today an investigation continues into the cause of a blaze Friday night at a village pub. Officials said a Wauconda firefighter was injured after falling on ice inside Murphy's Pub at 110 Slocum Lake ...

As predicted, an overnight deep freeze is threatening to break area records for cold and schools are responding by canceling classes. Temperatures at 6 a.m. were 7 degrees below zero at O'Hare International Airport, the National Weather Service rep...

Hersey led Prospect for more than 27 of the 32 minutes on Saturday when the two girls basketballs teams played for the Mid-Suburban League East girls basketball championship. In fact, the Huskies led by as many as 12 points (25-13) with under three ...

The urban feel of Arlington Heights was attractive to Erika Cutlit, who moved to the Pioneer Park subdivision a few years ago from Manhattan, New York, where she enjoyed the city lifestyle. "Here we like the benefit of living close to downtown," Cut...

For the past decade, Tom Busby has been responsible for handling the Elk Grove Park District's finances. Now, he's been chosen to take over the top spot in the district, overseeing day-to-day operations as park director. The park board announced Wed...