Small plastic kits with whistles, instructional materials, and “Know Your Rights” information inside will be given away to the public on Sunday, Nov. 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the corner of Lee and ...

Part of the crowd assembled at Belvedere Banquets for an Elk Grove Village-organized town hall meeting with Ascension Alexian Brothers executives in September. (Tom Robb/Journal photo) Members of the ...

Volunteers show some of their completed fleece blankets. (Photo submitted) For the past 23 years, volunteers from Park Ridge and beyond have been coming together to make warm blankets for homeless ...

As Township High School Dist. 214 continues to explore proposed building improvement projects at an estimated total cost of $850 million, feedback shows some residents don’t want the improvements to ...

The Elk Grove Township Food Pantry serves Mount Prospect and several other communities in the township. (Photo courtesy Elk Grove Township) Nearly two million people in Illinois who receive ...

A new restaurant named Chubby Cattle will open in late summer 2026 at the location that had been occupied by Harley-Davidson in the village’s entertainment district, Mayor Brad Stephens announced last ...

The state champion Hawks from Maine South run to the bleachers to celebrate with their fans after claiming the state girls flag football championship Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 at Willowbrook. (Patrick ...

Linda Hoefert, alongside husband Mayor Paul Hoefert, smiles during the presentation of the Living Legend Award at Mount Prospect's 2023 Shining Star Gala. (Photo by Mike Zarnek) After battling with ...

Part of the turnout for Saturday's "No Kings" rally in Arlington Heights. (Patrick Jasionowski/Special to the Journal) Thousands of people poured into Arlington Heights’ Recreation Park carrying signs ...

Miss Illinois USA Nikolina Vujcic of Des Plaines (left), waves to the crowd from a float in the Des Plaines July 4th parade in 2025. (Journal photo) Des Plaines resident and 2020 Maine West High ...

Mary Beth Stillmaker of Des Plaines thought that her days of fighting for clean air in her neighborhood were almost over. She was a leader in a years-long effort to curb the emission of foul odors and ...

The dedication of a memorial honoring men and women who served in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, who were effected by Agent Orange, will be held tomorrow (Sa5turday) at Lake Park in Des ...