Anyone interested in genealogy is welcome to join the online "Genealogy Chit Chat" with the Schaumburg Township District Library from 2-3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 22 on Zoom. Tony Kierna, the library's genealogist, will host this informal gathering t...

Former state Sen. Iris Y. Martinez - who made history last month as the first Latina elected clerk of the circuit court of Cook County - was sworn in Tuesday at Chicago's Daley Center. An 18-year veteran of Illinois General Assembly, the Chicago De...

Cook County has recorded 902 homicides this year, marking the first time since 2016 and just the second time in nearly a quarter-century that the 900 mark has been reached. A handful of those cases were in the Northwest suburbs. The vast majority of...

Children ages 5-8 years are welcome to attend "Learn to be Internet Awesome!" from 2-3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19 on Zoom with the Schaumburg Township District Library. Registration is required for this free program. After registering, participants wil...

On Sunday, Dec. 6, the St. Charles Singers, led by founder and music director Jeffrey Hunt, will present their 2020 Candlelight Carols program as a free-to-view webcast. The 45-minute concert will stream at 4, 7 and 9 p.m. CST. The viewing link wil...

While most high school students have found enough to contend with in 2020, from the changes in their schooling to the disruption of their social lives brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, Emma Davenport stepped up to the adult responsibility of being t...

Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 291,214 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 43.2% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. There have been 5,174 deaths in the suburbs, ...

Volunteers delivered hundreds of Thanksgiving meal baskets to families in need Saturday through the annual Basket Brigade of Suburban Chicago program. Deliveries were made in Streamwood, Hanover Park, Bartlett, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Palatine...