District 300 board submits final offer to teachers union Just days after the Community Unit District 300 teachers union declared an impasse in contract negotiations, the board of education yesterday released its final offer and associated costs...

A Chicago man has been charged in connection with the sexual assault of a minor that occurred in Hanover Park, according to a Hanover Park news release. Jarick Harris, 19, of the 1000 block of Vermont Avenue, was charged with one count of predatory ...

Prompted by neighboring communities that have made video gambling legal in recent months, Hanover Park is following suit to give eligible businesses a chance to compete. But there’s a catch: Any revenue generated for the village instead will benefit...

Hoffman Estates Democrat Fred Crespo will take on a fourth term representing the 44th District of the Illinois House of Representatives after scoring an easy victory over his Republican challenger. With 53 of 55 precincts reporting, unofficial total...

Longtime Republican state Rep. Dennis Reboletti won re-election Tuesday and says he’s ready to get back down to Springfield to pursue “common sense” solutions to turn the state’s economy around. Reboletti, an Elmhurst attorney, defeated Democratic c...

Democratic state Rep. Michelle Mussman handily defeated Republican challenger John Lawson in the contentious race for her 56th House District seat. With all precincts reporting, unofficial totals show Mussman has 23,768 votes, or 60 percent of the t...

Brussels sprouts. Those little green cabbages nearly got the best of Michael Pennisi, one of the four finalists — and ultimate winner — in the Cook of the Week Challenge. “I didn’t like them as a kid and the few times I’ve made them as an adult I al...

Police: Batavia stabbing was isolated Police are questioning a person of interest and said there is no danger to the public after two men were stabbed in Batavia early Sunday. Batavia Police responded to a residence on the 0 to 100 block of Nor...