A state appellate court has upheld the 101-year prison sentence given to a man convicted of kidnapping a 21-year-old college student outside a Bloomingdale shopping center, then robbing and raping her.

Mark your calendars for the 38th Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Taste of Des Plaines, Libertyville Days, Grayslake Craft Beer Fest, Downers Grove Rotary GroveFest and more happening this week.

The iCU Community Organization, NFP, the Township of Schaumburg and Harper College are proud to announce the 2024 Juneteenth Block Party Celebration will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 22 at Harper’s Drs. Kenneth and Catherine Ender Pavilion, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine.

Hanover Township recently expanded the hours of operation for its food pantry, from 29.5 hours a week to 33 hours a week.

The Hanover Township Mental Health Board approved $8,546 in funding at their May 28 meeting at the Township Senior Center.

No injuries were reported after fire broke out Wednesday in a Bartlett home, authorities said.

The Illinois legislature’s decision to eliminate the state’s 1% grocery tax, but allow cities and villages to replace it with a 1% tax of their own, is receiving mixed reviews from suburban leaders.