SPRINGFIELD — Despite getting a late start in her bid for Illinois House in a write-in primary race, Republican Susan Sweeney of Park Ridge raised almost $64,000 in the last three months for her campaign against Democratic Des Plaines Mayor Marty Mo...

In the seemingly endless quest for campaign cash, 10th District Republican Congressman Robert Dold outraised his Democratic challenger during the second quarter of 2012, new reports show. Dold, a freshman lawmaker from Kenilworth, collected $711,084...

While fans watched Chicago Bears No. 88 tight end Desmond Clark work the field in 2006, the Lakeland, Fla., native earned his real estate license in Florida. After all, he said he needed to establish a profession once he transition out of the NFL. &...

When Bliss Wine & Gifts opened in a Wauconda storefront in 2009, Maria Weisbruch remembers looking out its windows onto Main Street with a sensation her new tasting menu might describe as a spicy blend of excitement with hints of dread. Friends had ...

Crews on Friday morning removed the last remnants of rail car parts from the site of the July 4 Union Pacific freight train derailment in Glenview. By noon today, the accident site will be cleared of all debris from the derailment of 31 fully loaded...

Dozens of Glenview and Northbrook residents urged Union Pacific Railroad officials to improve bridge safety at Shermer Road and reduce train speeds on hot days at a community meeting to discuss the July 4 freight train derailment that killed a Glenv...

Midwestern University recently bestowed its highest honor – the Littlejohn Award – upon Northbrook resident and physician David Kuo, D.O., FACP. The Littlejohn Awards are presented each year to one faculty member, one staff member, and one alumnus w...

After six years of researching options, Wauconda village officials will let residents decide whether to make the transition from wells to Lake Michigan water. In November, voters will be asked by referendum if they want to support a $50 million proj...

Submitted by the village of Libertyville Libertyville resident Jane Aten won first place in the first Libertyville Sports Complex Women’s Putting Contest, sponsored by Sunset Foods, held recently at the Libertyville Golf Course. More than 60 ladies...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is requesting the Federal Railroad Administration conduct spot-checks of railway bridges in the region after a train derailment caused one structure to collapse Wednesday, killing a Glenview husband and wife. “What we’re asking...