Articles filed under Communities
-
‘Tales & Tombstones’ takes you through Lombard’s oldest cemeterySep 24, 2025 10:20 pm - The Lombard Park District, in partnership with the Lombard Historical Society, is hosting “Tales & Tombstones - A Candlelit Tour of Lombard's Oldest Cemetery” on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3-4
-
Elgin’s Bluff City Cemetery Walk honors local history and legaciesSep 24, 2025 10:09 pm - Experience Elgin's past through outdoor theatrical performances at the Bluff City Cemetery Walk on Sept. 27-28, highlighting notable locals like an early car dealer, a pioneering female driver, a decorated World War II pilot, and a road safety innovator.
-
St. Charles welcomes new police chief with 30 years of experienceSep 24, 2025 7:33 pm - Daniel Likens, a former Illinois State Police lieutenant colonel, was appointed as the new St. Charles police chief with nearly 30 years of experience, bringing a fresh perspective and passion for the job and community.
-
Former Prospect Heights pastor cleared of abuse claimsSep 24, 2025 7:26 pm - The former pastor of St. Alphonsus Liguori Parish in Prospect Heights has been cleared of sex abuse allegations and reinstated to the ministry, Cardinal Blase Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Wednesday.
-
‘I will not apologize’: District 300 school board president defiant amid backlash over social media postSep 24, 2025 6:05 pm - After facing a backlash from parents for a social media post following Charlie Kirk’s death, the president of the Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 school board says she won’t apologize.
-
Man held in custody after leading Aurora, Oak Brook police on two high-speed chasesSep 24, 2025 3:54 pm - A Berwyn man is being held in DuPage County jail after leading police from Oak Brook and Aurora on two high-speed chases Wednesday morning.
-
No one hurt in Wheeling house fireSep 24, 2025 3:42 pm - No one was hurt in a house fire Tuesday night in Wheeling, but the home was left uninhabitable, authorities said.
-
Planned industrial buildings in Schaumburg require demolition of 19 unincorporated homesSep 24, 2025 3:15 pm - A proposal for a pair of industrial buildings between Wintrust Field and Experior Logistics’ new trucking headquarters in southwest Schaumburg will require the demolition of all 19 houses along unincorporated Long Avenue.
-
Two men facing gun, drug charges in AuroraSep 24, 2025 2:09 pm - Two Aurora men are facing gun and drug charges after a monthslong Aurora police investigation.
-
Rep. McLaughlin hosts Mobile Health Van in Island Lake Oct. 1Sep 24, 2025 1:59 pm - State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (52nd District) will host the LiveWell Mobile Health Van from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Island Lake Village Hall. Free h...