Barrington officials announced Thursday the hire of John Christian as the village's new fire chief, effective next month. Christian comes to Barrington from the Grayslake Fire Protection District, where he's been chief since 2009. He replaces Jim Ar...

In a message released by James W. “Bill” Oxford, National Commander of the American Legion, he asks Americans to celebrate Memorial Day in a different way this year. “I'm calling on The American Legion Family to encourage communities far and wide to...

In a message released by James W. “Bill” Oxford, National Commander of the American Legion, he asks Americans to celebrate Memorial Day in a different way this year. “I'm calling on The American Legion Family to encourage communities far and wide to...

This article was produced in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. On a hot Sunday afternoon in June 1989, two of the most powerful men i...

Lake Barrington has joined a small but growing list of places where open burning on residential property is temporarily banned in what officials say is an effort to help residents with respiratory problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We did not r...

In what seems like the blink of an eye, our lives and businesses have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the numbers of sick and dying climbed exponentially over the past month, life as we know it ceased to exist. The shelter at home order me...

A Hoffman Estates firefighter suffered a nonlife-threatening injury battling a late-night fire Saturday that gutted a residential garage. No residents were injured in the fire, the cause of which remains under investigation, fire officials said. The...

The public meetings have been held and messages driven home. Now it's up to voters Tuesday to decide whether projects, tax proposals and other measures on the ballot in their areas merit financial support. Here's a recap of the referendum questions...

An emotional walkout ceremony capped Barrington Fire Chief Jim Arie's career as he headed into retirement Friday. Suburban fire chiefs, Barrington Village President Karen Darch and many others gathered at the public safety building on Northwest High...

Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District officials say some businesses have been tricked into paying for inspection services by someone improperly claiming to be with the department. In issuing a community advisory Friday, officials at the La...