Armed with spray paint, Metra police officer Phillip Fortier crouches down and carefully marks the location of a body, a car and a train at a recent emergency drill. Then he goes high-tech, launching a DJI Mavic 3 drone above the simulated crash in ...

During National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, which ran from Sept. 18 through 22, Elgin Community College celebrated the enrollment increase in its adult education programs for the fall semester. Enrollment totals surpassed the fall 2022...

This story has been updated: Angelo Caputo's Fresh Markets store in Naperville does not have video gambling terminals. Mount Prospect's recently opened downtown grocery store will offer shoppers gambling to go along with the standard fare of p...

A Hanover Park woman has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash in Huntley that injured a passenger under the age of 16. According to police, Bianca Guajardo, 27, was driving ...

After years of preparing pastries for friends or to sell at farmers markets, Jennifer Sandeen decided to take the plunge. In late August, she opened The Great Sandeenie, a shop in the Downers Grove Metra station where she sells her baked goods. “Thi...

Mount Prospect cigar aficionados got their first whiff of the village's new downtown cigar bar last week, when Cigar Heaven held its grand opening at the former location of Prospect Bikes and Trains. The store and lounge at 506 E. Northwest Highway ...

On Friday, Oct. 27, the League of Women Voters of Roselle-Bloomingdale will host a 10th anniversary celebration dinner and fundraiser, "A Decade of Impact." It will be 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Bloomingdale Golf Club, 181 N. Glen Ellyn Road in Bloomi...

Join the fun at the Oktoberfest celebration in Bartlett's Leiseberg Park, 325 E. Devon Ave., from 4:30-10:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 and noon to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30. The event, hosted by four community organizations - the Bartlett Are...

The Nicor Gas Foundation announced a $40,000 investment to support expanded workforce development programming for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Elgin. In 2022, the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin served 1,800 youth from the Aurora, Elgin, Hanover Park, S...