Buffalo Grove fire officials are investigating a fire that occurred early Sunday morning on the 900 block of Shambliss Lane and caused minor injuries to two firefighters. Battalion Chief Joe Wieser said the occupants of the home spent the night at ...

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The field of candidates in line to head up a regional 911 emergency call center has been trimmed to eight, the chairman of the QuadCom search committee said. Sleepy Hollow Police Chief James Montalbano, who serves as chairman for the four-member Qua...

The man who nurtured Libertyville's 25 volunteer firefighters into a full-fledged professional force has died. Jack R. Reitman, 76, who was Libertyville's first full-time firefighter/fire chief from 1969 to 1995, died Thursday at Advocate-Good Sheph...

On Friday, during its annual potluck dinner held at the Lords Park Pavilion, the Gifford Park Association awarded a pair of members for all of their work, devotion and dedication to the organization. The group, which oversees the Elgin Historic Dis...

Two Northwest suburban fire protection districts have taken steps to reduce their risk of waiting for a freight train in responding to an emergency now that the Canadian National Railway is routing trains over what used to be the Elgin, Joliet and E...

Easter Bunny visits Woodfield The Easter Bunny will meet, greet and pose for pictures with visiting children during all normal hours at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg from Saturday, March 14 through Saturday, April 11. Digital photos taken by an on-si...