Christmas is almost here. If you don't have dining plans for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day yet, you're in luck. Here's our annual list of holiday dining options for dine-in and to-go available next week. But don't delay in making reservations or or...

Our tax bills are a perennial concern and we all tend to wonder "how did these bills get so high?" There are the costs of our local governments, and there are the facts and actions that affect those costs. What, if anything, can we do? On a fundam...

St. Charles School District Superintendent Jason Pearson announced Tuesday he will be leaving the district to become the superintendent of Northbrook District 28 beginning July 1. He will replace Larry Hewitt, who has led the Northbrook district for...

"To jaw-jaw is better than to war-war," said Winston Churchill in 1954, supporting the principle of nations negotiating. These wise words from a great leader should be kept in mind regarding Ukraine, where Russia has been aggressively supporting reb...

Holiday light shows across the suburbs are lighting up the night almost every day of the week throughout December. Many have proved so popular that they're already selling out. So, check the website or call ahead to make sure tickets are still avai...

Disregarding continued objections from some area residents, Mundelein's village board on Monday approved plans for a gas station and convenience store on the village's north side. The Thorntons station will be built on the northeast corner of routes...

Last Monday, state Rep. Jonathan Carroll, a Northbrook Democrat, filed legislation to force unvaccinated patients to pay for their own health care if they are treated for a COVID-19 infection. "It's time to say, '(If) you choose not to get vaccinate...

This article has been updated to clarify what Northbrook School District 28 believes it may have done differently than most other districts during the 2020-2021 school year. While the significance of students' standardized test scores is often ...

Rolling Meadows will have a new city manager in place to start the new year, after months of turmoil at city hall amid the firing, litigation and settlement involving the longtime previous city administrator. The city council unanimously agreed this...

It was a routine Wednesday afternoon at the Louis Vuitton store in Oakbrook Center last month as few shoppers examined pricey purses and other merchandise at the luxury fashion store. That changed when 14 people suddenly burst through the door, pus...