Articles filed under Counties
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Crowd size overwhelms Itasca hearing on Haymarket rehab center plansSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - Itasca plan commissioners admitted they underestimated public interest in a proposed addiction treatment center when a crowd representing 16% of the town's population pa...
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Kane County panel gives recreational pot sales a yes vote, but it's not a done dealSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - Despite confusion about the full implications of their decisions and even the correct process to follow, Kane County officials this week inched toward allowing recreatio...
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Understanding Pancreatic Cancer with Cook County HealthSep 17, 2019 11:00 pm - This week, "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek announced he will resume chemotherapy treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Mr. Trebek was first diagnosed in April 2019. Beca...
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How Lake County is trying to keep food scraps out of landfillsSep 17, 2019 5:00 am - The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County is pursuing an initiative to encourage local restaurants to keep food scraps out of landfills. As it is just getting started in ear...
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Carol Stream man charged with providing drug that killed Hanover Park manSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - A Carol Stream man is being held in DuPage County jail on $1 million bail after being charged with supplying fentanyl to an acquaintance that resulted in a fatal overdos...
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Floodwaters recede, but Lake County officials warn they'll be backSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - As homeowners continue to deal with the impacts of flooding from recent heavy rains, Lake County officials on Tuesday said residents should expect to see more of the sam...
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Cronin: DuPage can't afford county clerk's big requested budget increase for electionsSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin says he can't support a "dramatic" budget increase for the clerk's office, despite calls from seven League of Women Voters chapte...
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Facing teacher shortage, Lake County special education district freezes enrollmentSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - The Special Education District of Lake County is freezing enrollment, as the district grapples with a staffing shortage that teachers say has put their safety at risk. T...
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Join 12th annual It's Our River Day Sept. 21Sep 16, 2019 11:00 pm - The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County and the Village of Algonquin will hold the 12th annual "It's Our River Day" - a local Fox River cleanup. The event will be ...
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Local author shares story of how a coach potato became a marathon runnerSep 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Crystal Lake, Ill. - How does a woman go from thinking a breakfast of champions is a half a pack of cigarettes and a pot of black coffee to running two or three marathon...