Like any great county fair, the 97th annual Lake County Fair in Grayslake will have plenty of fun things for people of all ages and interests to enjoy. Lake County Fair Director of Marketing Chey ...

For generations of area gardeners, there’s been only one place to go for flowers, plants, and advice. Schaefer’s Greenhouse has earned that reputation through a century of… ...

An individual was injured Thursday in a Rockford house fire. The fire took place shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday at 117 Carbaugh Ave. The initial fire company arrived and found a fire at the rear of ...

Two Rockford homes were damaged in a fire early Thursday morning. Rockford firefighters were dispatched shortly before 1:45 a.m. Thursday for a residential structure fire at 3975 Biltmore Chase. Upon ...

The Village of Villa Park is working with Illinois Prairie Path, labor unions and two railroad museums to give new life to a piece of west suburban transit history. The Chicago Aurora and Elgin ...

After a prize-winning novel was yanked from the classroom at Lemont High School District 210, parents are saying other books on the reading list are too racy to read, including the 1969 classic “I ...

Dr. Thomas Gibson will serve as a member of the Illinois State Medical Board. Gleason is an orthopedic surgeon at the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute in Des Plaines and Morton Grove, where he has ...

Two people died Sunday following a domestic incident near Yorktown mall in Lombard. Police said a homicide occurred during the overnight hours Sunday in a residential building in the Yorktown area.

A motorcycle driver was killed Sunday morning in an accident on the Eisenhower Expressway. Illinois State Police responded at 12:50 a.m. Sunday to an accident on eastbound Interstate 290 at Interstate ...

Raymond Grieshaber seemed to have it all. Working as a chemical engineer, the Evanston resident had plenty of friends and was having plenty of fun. “I had everything I wanted. I was going through the ...

(Editor’s note: Some individuals in this story are identified only by first name and last initial at their request to allow them to speak openly about their addiction without fear of reprisal for ...

With state legislation pending, a local initiative has now expanded to nearly 70 law enforcement agencies across Illinois, including Antioch and Gurnee. The “Blue Envelope Program” is designed to ...