A question constantly on the lips of many Mount Prospect residents is about to be answered. “Everybody in town is always asking me about when Caputo's is going to open,” Mayor Paul Hoefert said. Mount Prospect resident Nick Papanicholas Jr., preside...

Schaumburg's proposed five-year, $217.7 million capital improvement plan for 2023 to 2028 is based very much on the philosophy that well-maintained roads are among the most important services a municipality can provide its residents and businesses. ...

Voters in Elgin Area School District U-46 will decide this April if the district can issue bonds to rebuild and renovate older schools. School board members voted Monday to put a referendum question on the April ballot. The district will ask voters ...

A new initiative by Forefront, an Illinois association representing grantmakers and nonprofits, aims to study and advance racial equity efforts statewide. Forefront recently launched a Racial Equity Collective, a collaboration of leaders and gro...

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to identify North Barrington candidate Patty Kalinowski as a former trustee. Tiny North Barrington may play host to the only mayoral contest in the Northwest suburbs in the April 4 election. Jay Mu...

For Elia and Laura Rodriguez, wine equals love. So when the suburban sisters launched their own wine label, Ella Wines, they did it with a love of their Mexican heritage in mind. And more importantly, the love of their late father, Macario. The sist...

Eyes got big and smiles got bigger Tuesday morning as a special potbellied guest walked into the lunchroom a couple of minutes late to a surprise holiday celebration at Washington Elementary School in Elgin. A jolly, bearded fellow in a red suit wa...

Elgin Area School District U-46 officials are considering seeking voter approval in April for funds to replace aging schools. Members of Unite U-46, a group exploring building needs for the last year, Monday recommended the board pursue an April re...