Due to the many uncertainties surrounding the current Covid-19 pandemic and to comply with the guidelines provided by the CDC, the State of Illinois, and the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Northbrook Park District has decided to keep both...

Coronavirus outbreaks continue to ravage Illinois nursing homes as new state data show at least 1,553 deaths associated with long-term care facilities. The death toll climbed by 471 from 1,082 reported a week ago. Nursing home deaths now account for...

Mother's Day sure won't be the same this year with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order still in effect. If you normally treat Mom to a lavish brunch or dinner at a suburban restaurant on her special day - this year Sunday, May 10 - you'll need t...

The Northbrook Park District is calling on the sewing and crafting community to make cloth face coverings for senior residents. A drop-box is available for cloth face covering donations at the Leisure Center, 3323 Walters Avenue for distribution to...

Mike McGreal was sworn in Monday as Wheeling's new fire chief, minus the public ceremony that typically occurs for such milestones in a village hall packed with supportive friends, family and colleagues. Due to the need for social distancing during ...

The Children's Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County provides direct services for children who are suspected victims of sexual abuse and severe physical abuse, or witnesses to domestic violence or other violent crimes. Founded in 1989,...

They kept coming and coming. People who knew Greg Zanis only as the "Cross Man." People who never met the Aurora carpenter but recognized him by his life's work: the white crosses he made for tens of thousands of victims of shootings and other trage...

The coronavirus crisis in Illinois nursing homes has reached a grim milestone with more than 1,000 deaths - more than 40% of total pandemic deaths - linked to long-term care facilities, newly released figures show. In Cook County alone, facilities s...