The usual flag-waving, star-spangled spectacle of July 4 will be toned down quite a bit this year, the result of traditional parades, fests and many fireworks displays being canceled over COVID-19 concerns. That doesn't mean, however, that your only...

Barrington Hills officials are exploring whether changes are needed in the village's open burning regulations after hearing from residents on several sides of the issue. Resident Nina Chandel recently told the village's public safety committee the o...

The owner of the Admiral Theatre in Chicago is selling the shuttered Phoenix Bar & Nightclub for $1.35 million to Elk Grove Village, which plans to demolish the bar and hold on to the land for future redevelopment. Sam Cecola, owner of the famous Ch...

No injuries were reported, but residents were displaced after fire destroyed a home early Sunday morning in Barrington Hills. Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District called to the 5,000-square-foot, five-bedroom home in the 0-100 block of St...

Drivers in the suburbs get road closures. Every construction season, someone's favorite street is blocked off so bulldozers can get free rein. But as protests against racism as well as violence surged last week, road blocks popped up everywhere, sur...

A large crowd gathered at a Barrington park Saturday afternoon to call for an end to racial injustice and police brutality in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota. The Black Lives Matter protest, organized by a group of Barrington te...

Three people are safe after their 12-foot row boat overturned in Lake Zurich, prompting an early-morning rescue, fire officials said in a news release Monday. Lake Zurich Fire Department responded to a report of three people in the water at 2:02 a.m...

Although COVID-19 pandemic restrictions led to the cancellation of traditional Memorial Day parades and other activities across the suburbs, some residents found ways to physically commemorate the day with social distancing and other precautions. Ho...

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...