Communities across the suburbs will observe the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with remembrance ceremonies.

A home was left uninhabitable and two firefighters were evaluated for heat exhaustion after a garage fire Saturday afternoon in Fox River Grove, officials said.

The thunderstorms that drenched the Chicago area Tuesday night likely led to a house fire in Mount Prospect and resulted in thousands of lingering power outages, authorities said.

Mark your calendars for Frontier Days in Arlington Heights, Libertyville’s Dog Days of Summer, Lake in the Hills Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest and more happening this week.

Buffalo Grove fire Chief Mike Baker presented a special Fire Chief Citation last week to members of the Buffalo Grove Professional Firefighters and Paramedics Local 3177. They were recognized for hosting a “Fire Ops 101” training session on May 18.

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Martini received the state’s Law Enforcement Medal of Honor this week, a prestigious award given to police officers who display exceptional bravery or heroism while performing their duties.

I am of an age when a big Friday night in high school was driving from Antioch down to Waukegan and “scooping the loop” on Genesee Street — think “American Graffiti” Midwestern style. Think Bob Seger’s “Makin’ Thunderbirds” — “They were long and low ...

Pundits did not call the 15 primary elections this past week “Snoozer” Tuesday for nothing, Oh, the broadcast media did their best to call the night “pivotal” and, of course, it was for former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who exited the race afte...

The driver killed last week in a fiery crash in Barrington Hills has been identified as a Carpentersville man, authorities announced Wednesday. Josue Campuzano-Cuin, 30, died from fire-related injuries in the Feb. 28 crash, the Lake County coroner’s ...

One person died after a kayak tipped over on Silver Lake near Cary early Sunday, Oakwood Hills Police Chief Raymond Cordell confirmed. According to the Cary Fire Protection District, two men took a canoe out and it tipped over about halfway across th...