Hanover Township families facing financial hardship can now apply online for the annual December holiday sponsor-a-family and toy drive programs.

Empowering Women, a Chicago-based nonprofit, organized the sixth annual Global 5K Walk in Hanover Park on Oct. 5 to raise awareness about domestic violence.

Glenbrook Elementary School in Streamwood will see renovations as part of a slew of construction projects in Elgin Area School District U-46 schools.

A large, roadside memorial has formed in Buffalo Grove near the site of a crash that left a suburban teen dead last week.

The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus launched the fourth round of its Electric Vehicle Readiness Program, gathering municipalities committed to enhancing EV adoption and infrastructure throughout the Chicago region.

Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg are establishing an emergency interconnect between their water systems to be better prepared for the type of rare problem that happened earlier this year.

The fotoMuses, a group of women photographers, present their newest exhibit "The House - Personal Environments" at the Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts.

Former Democratic Congresswoman Melissa Bean of Barrington has announced her campaign to reclaim the 8th District seat she lost to Joe Walsh in 2010, just as a second Republican candidate is poised to announce her run in next spring’s primaries.

The final open house of the year at the Schaumburg Townshp Historical Society’s Centre School is happening Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.

Mark your calendar for Des Plaines Fall Fest, Fright Fest at Six Flags Great America, St. Charles Jazz Weekend, West Dundee Heritage Fest, Glow in the Park Lantern Walk, Revolutionary War Reenactment at Cantigny and more happening this week.