Interactive map Since the outbreak began, there have been 42,210 cases of COVID-19 in the suburbs, a little more than half the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. There have been 1,809 deaths in the subu...

Interactive map Since the outbreak began, there have been 39,946 cases in the suburbs, a little more than half the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. There have been 1,753 deaths in the suburbs, about 5...

Interactive map Since the outbreak began, there have been 39,185 cases in the suburbs, a little more than half state's total, according to Illinois Department of Public Health. There have been 1,734 deaths in the suburbs, about 51% of al...

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday reported that the number of deaths in the state resulting from the COVID-19 coronavirus increased by more than 100 for the fifth consecutive day. The IDPH reported an additional 111 deaths, as wel...

They pick out your produce, fill your grocery shopping order, bag it up and cheerfully deliver it to your trunk. Employees at Jewel and other suburban stores take on the extra work to enable curbside pickup. It's one way to show care for those who m...

Founded in 1990, Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley built its first home in 1991. Based in Elgin, it serves parts of Kane, Cook and McHenry counties, including St. Charles, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Barrington, South Elgin, Elgin, Carpen...

No injuries were reported in a fire that badly damaged a Carpentersville house early Friday, officials said. Firefighters responded about 3:15 a.m. to the 100 block of Hazard Road, where they found heavy fire and smoke in the front of a residential ...

Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 has hired three more new principals for the upcoming school year, joining three others appointed earlier. Effective July 1, Anastasia Netzel will become principal at London Middle School, Jorge Almodovar at W...

Interactive map Of the 130 additional deaths announced Friday, 49 - or 38% - are from suburban Cook County and the five collar counties, by the state's count. The one-day death tally was 23 in suburban Cook County, six in DuPage, five in...

Interactive map Of the 138 additional deaths announced Thursday, 55 - or 40% - are from suburban Cook County and the five collar counties, by the state's count. The one-day death tally was 34 in suburban Cook County, eight in DuPage, thr...