Long Grove, IL, May 28, 2013: Zengeler Cleaners, the Midwest's oldest and largest dry cleaner, is celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the company's Long Grove location. The family-owned cleaner expanded to the historic Village of Long Grove, openin...

SPRINGFIELD — Gun owners could carry concealed weapons in Illinois, the last state in the nation to prohibit it, under legislation that swept through the House Friday with the backing of the powerful Democratic speaker from Chicago, a city torn by v...

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House and Senate Friday honored the memory of a suburban state trooper who was struck and killed on the side of the road March 28. The family and colleagues of James Sauter, 28, gathered at the Capitol where lawmakers spok...

SPRINGFIELD — A new proposal that would allow people to carry concealed handguns but restrict them from buses, trains and parks is set up for a vote in the Illinois House as early as Friday. The proposal would allow trained, licensed gun owners who ...

At their inaugural meeting on May 14, 100 Women Who Care North Suburban Chicago raised $8,800 for College Bound Opportunities. The idea behind 100 Women Who Care is to make a big impact on a local charity in just one hour. More than 75 women came...

A forensic pathologist testified Wednesday that Rachel Stolberg died from traumatic asphyxiation when she was prevented from breathing during a struggle with her husband in their Vernon Hills home. However, defense attorneys cross examining Dr. Man...

Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, will retire about $3 billion in debt as Chief Executive Officer Thomas Wilson takes advantage of near record-low interest rates. The insurer plans to repay or p...

SPRINGFIELD — Number crunchers at the Illinois pension funds say a union-backed plan to cut public employee benefits might not save the cash-strapped state as much money as previously believed. State Reps. Elaine Nekritz of Northbrook and Darlene Se...