Illinois is set to fully reopen Friday, and people are making plans. We asked some of our Facebook followers if they plan to do anything special once capacity limits are lifted at businesses and entertainment venues across the state and suburbs. Her...

A 20-year-old Palatine man now faces more criminal charges in the kidnapping, sexual assault and beating of a woman in Lake Barrington last month, Lake County prosecutors announced Wednesday. Ryan Storm, of the 500 block of West Gilbert Road, has be...

Old parts from a playground torn down in Fox River Grove have been used to create a new playground in Thailand, more than 8,000 miles away. In 2019, the village partnered with Fox River Grove School District 3 to install a "state-of-the-art" playgro...

With precipitation in the North, West and Northwest suburbs near record-low levels this spring, much of the region is experiencing drought conditions, national weather experts say. All of Lake and McHenry counties and parts of Cook, Kane and DuPage ...

This weekend Aurora First Fridays: 5-9 p.m. Friday, June 4, at various locations in Aurora. June's First Fridays events also celebrate Pride Month. Paramount School of the Arts, 20 S. Stolp Ave., will present Paramount Pride with LGBTIA+ artist...

In this week's Suburban Skyview column, we see the small harbor in Lions Park on the Fox River in Fox River Grove. The Fox River Grove Harbor Team restored the park's shoreline and the harbor peninsula in 2014. The group is a nonprofit boating club ...

Memorial Day is a time to honor those who lost their lives serving our country. Services, observances, parades and ceremonies throughout the suburbs offer a chance to reflect on the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. Monday, May 31 Arlin...

The Village of Fox River Grove partnered with Fox River Grove Elementary District 3 to install a state-of-the-art playground and fitness area at Stanger Park in late 2019. The village's parks commission took the lead throughout the process, identif...

This weekend Splash Into Summer: 3-10 p.m. Friday, May 28, at Barefoot Bay Aquatic Center, 1461 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein. Swimming, music, games, whip cream eating contest and more. A Flick N' Float with the movie "Finding Dory" will begin at d...