The first-ever transit day pass that works on all three Chicago area transit systems was officially released on Friday (June 20), almost a year after the three agencies first approved it. While ...

City officials estimate over 10,000 people attended the Taste of Des Plaines last weekend. Des Plaines’ Communications and Events Associate Jill Gambino thought the festival went well.

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Cook County Commissioner Kavin Morrison (D-15th), who is also running for Congress, speaks at the No Kings rally Saturday, June 14 in Arlington Heights, organized by the new Indivisible Elk Grove ...

Des Plaines, Mount Prospect and Arlington Heights are among the one to two thousand communities in Illinois where protests will be staged in response to what organizers say is the increasing ...

Palatine Township trustees this week approved a seven-member mental health board following the successful April 1 referendum that asked voters to support creation of the community mental health board.

A new study recently released by The Morton Arboretum indicates invasive species now dominate close to 80 percent of Chicago-area forests, threatening their structure, ecosystems, and biodiversity.

A hazy sunset over Elk Grove Village from Canadian wildfires as seen on May 17, 2023. In the foreground: entrance to Rainbow Falls Water Park.

The month of June will kick off with the annual Buffalo Grove Pride Parade starting at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 1. Organizers emphasize the parade is family-friendly and all entries will be fully ...

The company that is interested in redeveloping all or part of the massive O’Hare Lakes office complex in Des Plaines, across from Rosemont, has worked on developing 40 Costco “projects” over ...

Prospect nearly won the Class 3A girls track and field state title for a second straight season, scoring 52 points to narrowly miss Homewood-Flossmoor’s 56 points Saturday, May 24 at Eastern ...

Prospect Avenue, running parallel to the Union Pacific Railroad through downtown Mount Prospect, continues to grow when it comes to restaurants, residential developments, stores and increased ...