A man who crashed a car into the garage of an Elmhurst house while driving away from police will be detained pretrial.

Police departments across the suburbs — from Wauconda up north to Naperville down south and nearly everywhere in between — are teaming up for a regional traffic safety initiative all day Friday along the Route 59 corridor.

After 34 years as Arlington Heights’ longest-serving elected official, Mayor Tom Hayes reflects on attracting the Bears to town, guiding the village through the pandemic, and navigating political waters.

Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner are reporting a 25-year-old Glendale Heights woman died after being stabbed Thursday afternoon in Chicago near a CTA green line stop.

Survivors recounted the horror a gunman caused when he fired dozens of bullets at a 2022 Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, detailing during a sentencing hearing for the man on Wednesday how they fled the route, hid inside businesses or treated the wounded packed into an emergency room.

Guest columnists Emmet Penney and Michael McLean: Illinois should fully repeal its ban on new large nuclear reactors to meet surging electricity demand, create jobs, and capitalize on its robust nuclear power infrastructure.

Mark your calendar for Chris Redd’s standup show at the Chicago Improv in Schaumburg, the College of Lake County’s Fear No Art Festival, Cantigny’s Tulip Sip and Stroll, Black Violin at the Belushi Performance Hall and more happening this week.

Palatine Police officers arrested an 18-year-old Des Plaines man Friday after a brief pursuit and the recovery of a loaded handgun.