Amid the continuing fallout from the firing of Rolling Meadows City Manager Barry Krumstok and resignation of Finance Director Melissa Gallagher, Police Chief John Nowacki is now running day-to-day operations at city hall as temporary city manager. ...

Vernon Hills officials have given the go-ahead for a detailed review of a proposed luxury senior housing building as a new element in the ongoing $252 million redevelopment of Hawthorn Mall. But the concept for 162 units in a six-story building nort...

Pair of 35-year-old machines earn top honors and new machines in UniMac promo Submitted by John Coxon UniMac's quest to find the oldest model of their ultra-reliable washers still in service has ended at Zengeler Cleaners in Northbrook. The legendar...

Seven suburban youths are among the 21 high school students chosen to serve on the Illinois State Board of Education's 2021-22 Student Advisory Council. The council includes 13 new and eight returning members from schools statewide. Student advisers...

Rob Holt doesn't exactly remember when it happened. He believes it was around the second inning of Game 3 of the American League Division Series Sunday evening. The White Sox were trailing the Houston Astros 3-1. Fans were growing increasingly worri...

More than four dozen suburban libraries are joining with the Racial Awareness in the North Shore and the Together is Better Alliance in presenting the online program, "The Color of Law & Reversing Segregation" with Richard Rothstein on Wednesday, Oc...

Allstate Corp. plans to sell its headquarters near Northbrook and already has a buyer, Northbrook's village president confirmed Friday. Bloomberg and others had reported the sale, citing an emailed statement from the company. The insurance giant pl...

Sweet! If you're a fan of Italian ice, consider heading to Park Ridge to check out the new Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, which opened in late August. Owned and operated by North Side natives Jim Haran and Jill Spellman, this Rita's, whic...

The North Suburban YMCA announced the grand opening of Café Voca, a new coffee bar that provides vocational training and employment experience for individuals with intellectual and developmental challenges. Café Voca was developed in partnership wit...