Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 school board members Thursday approved borrowing $45.5 million to help fund tighter security at school entrances and air conditioning in all classrooms. It's the first bond issuance in a borrowing plan that t...

Illinois State Police Trooper Christopher Lambert was remembered at his funeral Friday as a hero who believed in helping others, a family man, and someone who could have fun with colleagues even when he worked on a special drug-enforcement unit in L...

After four years in the Marine Corps, the transition from military service to civilian life wasn't easy, Arlington Heights resident Scott Lietzow admits. Finding a job so he could financially support his family was a particular challenge. "When I tr...

Local foodies can once again rejoice: The 12th annual Chicago Restaurant Week returns from Jan. 25 to Feb. 7. The name might be a bit misleading in that there are a number of suburban restaurants on board and “week” actually means two. But adventu...

A Northbrook home was destroyed and two other homes were damaged in a fire Wednesday morning, according to ABC 7. No residents or pets were injured in the fire, ABC 7 is reporting. The fire started in a single-family home on the 2500 block of Melani...

A 40-year-old Northbrook man faces up to 30 years in prison following his arrest last week on charges he sexually assaulted a woman in her Buffalo Grove home, police said Tuesday. Anthony N. Lamonica turned himself in to investigators Friday, three ...

An Illinois State Police trooper was struck and killed on I-294 in Northbrook Saturday, officials said. Christopher Lambert, 34, was hit by a vehicle headed north while investigating a three-car crash in the left lane near Willow Road around 4:45 p....

Editor's note: Karen Glennemeier, a research biologist on Shedd Aquarium's freshwater research team, has decades of experience in amphibian research and habitat restoration. The scientist from Wilmette focuses her studies on amphibians that live...