Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31. This year, most suburbs are requiring masks (not just scary ones) for trick-or-treaters. Many are offering printable signs for those who wish to inform trick-or-treaters that their household is opting out of giving ca...

Fire broke out Saturday night in the chimney of a Hoffman Estates home, causing an estimated $50,000 damage to the residence, authorities said. No residents or firefighters were injured in the fire, which was reported at 8:53 p.m. in the 500 block o...

This story has been updated to clarify that the reward is being offered by a private citizen, not the village of Barrington. Barrington officials say a $2,500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of those responsible fo...

Editor's note: The Cook County sheriff's office said Thursday night that Lassiter had been found. The Cook County sheriff's office is asking for help in the search for a missing Palatine-area man. Stuart Lassiter, 56, was reported missing after...

Republican Roberta "Bobbie" Andresen of Carpentersville is challenging incumbent Democrat Jarett Sanchez of Carpentersville for the Kane County Board District 24 seat in the Nov. 3 general election. Andresen was appointed to the Carpentersville Vill...

Ela Township Democrats announced today that all 28 precincts are now represented by an elected or appointed precinct committeeperson (PC). Fourteen were elected in the 2020 primary in March and 14 more have been appointed since then. Republicans hav...

Kane County is ready to release $27.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to local municipalities, but that total represents less than half the assistance those communities sought. County board members approved the distribution of the funds Tue...

At a time when Chicago's Boystown neighborhood was developing into the cultural mecca for the city's gay community in the 1980s, there were few places for LGBTQ people to socialize in the suburbs. Most that did exist were small, hidden and lasted on...

Despite attempts by some lawmakers to ban red-light cameras, the village of Palatine - like others across the suburbs - plans to continue using them, although it has solicited proposals from vendors rather than automatically extending its latest con...