Mount Prospect School District 57 board members Thursday approved Paul Suminski as the new principal of Lincoln Middle School, effective July 25. Suminski is currently assistant principal at Deer Path Middle School West in Lake Forest District 67, a...

No golfer in the 86-year history of the Illinois State Amateur came close to doing what Northbrook's Nick Hardy did this week at St. Charles Country Club. A 64-65 finish during Thursday's concluding double round enabled Hardy to post a 260 total for...

Temperatures going up mean Metra trains will be slowing down during the heat wave. Forecasts for Friday call for weather in the mid-90s with high humidity, which puts extra stress on the steel tracks, switches and signals, Metra officials said. To r...

Jenna Payne remembers the first time she performed on the main stage at Maine West High School in Des Plaines. A freshman, she held multiple ensemble roles in the Stephen Schwartz musical "Working," based on Stud Terkel's book of the same name. "I l...

Witnesses describe wrong-way crash on Route 53 Illinois State Police had not yet said last night how Mount Prospect resident Zachary Sipe drove his 2014 Toyota south in the northbound lanes of Route 53 near Euclid Avenue, colliding into two oth...

Ensuring "treatment before tragedy" while pumping $150 million into national mental health efforts are among the components of a bill being promoted as the most significant piece of legislation in that area since 1962. The Helping Families in Menta...

This weekend MainStreet Libertyville's Out to Lunch: 11 a.m. Friday, July 15, at Cook Park in downtown Libertyville. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Each week local food vendors will see their specialties while local bands perform. Free. mainstreetli...

Libertyville village officials have hired a search firm to find a replacement for longtime Village Administrator Kevin Bowens, who will retire in December. GovHR USA, a well-known Northbrook firm, will be paid a not-to-exceed amount of $18,000 to as...