Articles filed under Counties
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DuPage County voters to decide if recorder's office should be eliminatedNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - DuPage voters will decide next fall whether the recorder's office should be merged with the county clerk's office in two years. But at least one county board member want...
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Lake County Board adopts $571.8 million budget, keeps tax levy flatNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - Nearly $28 million for facility and building improvements is included in Lake County's newly adopted $571.8 million budget. The spending plan sets aside more than $10 mi...
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Authorities: Wheaton robber bound employees at Sprint storeNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - A Calumet City man charged with displaying a handgun, binding three employees with duct tape and then escaping with roughly 58 items valued near $40,000 from a Wheaton S...
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Kane County Board bans recreational pot sales in unincorporated areasNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - Kane County wants to reap the potential tax revenue benefits of legal, recreational marijuana use, but officials don't want to bear any potential increased law enforceme...
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DuPage County lifts ban on video gamblingNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - One decade after DuPage became the first county in Illinois to ban video gambling, the county board has repealed the prohibition. The board voted 11-6 on Tuesday to lift...
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FaithBridge to host annual Interfaith ThanksgivingNov 11, 2019 10:00 pm - The FaithBridge Interfaith Association invites the community to its 13th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving celebration. The program, with the theme "Connecting One to One:...
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Find holiday gifts at Prestige Creative Markets' Winter WonderlandNov 11, 2019 10:00 pm - Prestige Creative Markets + Nursery will hold its first Winter Wonderland from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 16-17. The event will include live music f...
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Wildlife inspector highlights next Green Drinks LibertyvilleNov 11, 2019 12:00 am - A day in the life of a wildlife inspector at the Port of Chicago will be the topic at the next Green Drinks Libertyville event, set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, at O'Toole's L...
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Grayslake High grad introduces his mentor, Mike Pompeo, at Veterans Day addressNov 11, 2019 12:00 am - Mike Pompeo is known worldwide as the U.S. secretary of state, but 1986 Grayslake High School grad Eric Leafblad has another perspective. "I knew him by a different titl...
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'FriendsGiving Party' to raise treatment funds for St. Charles family battling Lyme diseaseNov 10, 2019 6:00 am - Sarah Nitkey started having symptoms similar to a stubborn flu when in middle school nearly 10 years ago. Little did her St. Charles family know she would still be sick ...