The Hanover Township Mental Health board approved $76,950 in funding at its May meeting. A capital funding request of $25,000 from Easter Seals was approved to purchase equipment used in rehabilitative therapy for infants and children with developme...

Seven weeks. That's how long a cheerleading squad based in Hanover Park had to prepare for a world competition, representing the United States, no less. Back in February, the Elite Stars were selected to be Team USA by USA Cheer in the unified cheer...

A St. Charles Township man who died of an overdose April 4 questioned the “quality” of heroin before buying three bags of it from his dealer, according to a search warrant. Jose A. Charles, 25, of the 600 block of Dixon Avenue in Elgin, is charged w...

This weekend Friday Funday: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, June 14, at Vogelei Park, 650 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Bring a picnic, play on the playground or splash on the spray pad. Magician Steve Belliveau will perform. Free. heparks.org. Life on th...

If timing is indeed everything, then Jacqueline Barr and her mother, Mary Barr, hit that mark when opening the new Café & Barr gathering place in downtown Geneva last week. The Swedish Days summer festival opens Tuesday night, and that should bode w...

Rolling Meadows firefighter Andre Hall led one of the most popular stations at the recent "Firefighter for a Day" training program. Holding hydraulic rescue tools, he showed these would-be firefighters how to extricate a victim from a car. Beyond th...

Burgerim, a fast-casual burger chain that describes itself as the fastest growing in the U.S., plans to open one of its first Illinois franchises this summer at Streets of Woodfield shopping center in Schaumburg. Just ahead of it is an Oak Brook loc...

Cook County Commissioner Kevin B. Morrison will host Earth, Air, Water and Fire Day, featuring a fishing derby, casting lessons, kids tree climb, guided hikes and other family fun activities in the Forest Preserves of Cook County. Free and open to t...

Elgin Community College and its partners are preparing for the 10th anniversary of Project Backpack, a community-based initiative to benefit area students in need. Donations of school supplies will be accepted through Friday, July 12, at several lo...

The Hanover Township Summer Open Gym Program will run through Aug. 2 at five locations throughout the township. Youth will participate in a combination of team-building activities, recreation, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) projec...