In 1975, Chicago Bears founder George S. Halas made his first pitch to relocate his team from Soldier Field to Arlington Park. Fast forward 46 years to Thursday afternoon, when a similar overture was made by the team's current president and CEO to M...

This weekend Grads and Grease: 5-11 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 10-11; 1-11 p.m. Saturday, June 12; and 1-9 p.m. Sunday, June 13, at the Metra lot in downtown Highwood. Carnival with unlimited ride wristbands available for $25 from 5-9 p.m. Thurs...

The bold dream of Natalie Griffin and Amy Philpott to open Gerry's Café, staffed by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, was making great progress. Then, the pandemic arrived in the spring of 2020. “On March 17, we had a purposef...

• Peter McBride was named head boys basketball coach at Hoffman Estates High School. McBride, who has been the school's head sophomore boys basketball coach, takes over the program from Luke Yanule, who is stepping down after 10 years as the Hawks' ...

Suburban Republicans decry passed remapping Illinois legislators passed a second proposed legislative map on party-line votes Friday, despite suburban Republicans' objections that their districts were drawn together. The measure now goes to the...

Memorial Day is a time to honor those who lost their lives serving our country. Services, observances, parades and ceremonies throughout the suburbs offer a chance to reflect on the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. Monday, May 31 Arlin...

The Evans Scholars Invitational, the only pro tour event in the Chicago area this season, tees off Thursday at The Glen Club in Glenview. It's an annual stop on the Korn Ferry Tour, which provides a direct path to golf's premier circuit - the PGA To...

Today we debut this feature rounding up some of the last week's top suburban news and giving a little look ahead. Chicago cop killed in Arlington Heights crash Arlington Heights police say they don't know why an off-duty Chicago poli...

If you wanted to, you could visit a farmers market every day of the week. That's what we learned when we decided to sort our list of suburban farmers markets by day, not just by town. Saturday is the most popular day for markets, with Sunday a clear...

Susan Preissing, who merged her passions for reading and service with a 12-year tenure on the Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 Board of Education, died Friday, after an eight-week battle with COVID-19. The Arlington Heights resident was 56....