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...

When Kurt Webb bought a house in West Dundee, his wife and four children had not seen it yet. But he knew what she liked. Besides, he already accepted a job as general manager of Woodfield Mall, without first seeing the country's top shopping destin...

The popular Chicagoland hangout The Claim Company has arrived in Vernon Hills, attached to Hawthorn Mall. It brings with it the same lightly mining-themed menu and decor repeat customers at the Northbrook Court location have come to expect, includin...

During a special meeting Monday, commissioners approved a $2.6 million bid as the second part of an expansion to create a new central entrance/lobby, four preschool classrooms, a second gym and office at the facility on Aspen Drive. The money was aw...