A man living in Iowa who allegedly sent letters containing an unidentified white powder to Niles School Dist. 71, Niles Mayor George Alpogianis and the Niles Public Library, is up for a parole ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago’s internal investigation cleared a former Mary, Seat of Wisdom associate pastor of sexual abuse allegations. Fr. Mathew Foley served at the Park Ridge parish from July ...

A proposed Business Retention Program whose goal would be to improve communication, broaden programming, and better handle complaints will be considered tonight (Monday) by the Des Plaines City ...

A 39-year-old woman from Des Plaines is facing several driving-related charges including Driving While Under the Influence, in relation to a car allegedly crashing into multiple parked vehicles on ...

(Ed. Note: The following is from a study conducted by the Illinois Policy Institute): With the highest combined state and local tax burden in the nation, Illinoisans are right to ask: What are ...

Residents of Des Plaines, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, and Buffalo Grove will conduct “Defend Democracy” rallies this Saturday, April 19. The rallies are focused on many of President ...

The following Speak Out! messages appear in April 16-17, 2025 editions of the Journal & Topics. Well Done, Postal Employee I work for a business in Rosemont and I have had many bad experiences at ...

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Signage promoting downtown revitalization efforts adorn front window of vacant shop in former Des Plaines Masonic Lodge at Lee and Miner streets last July. (Journal photo) Election day is over.

A cloud of blowing dust settled close to the ground to fill a part of the sky slightly above the horizon. I saw it while traveling southbound along I-57 across the prairie heartlands of central ...

There are so many “unsung” heroes in our suburban towns. Police, firefighters, teachers, postal workers, restaurant workers, garbage and recycling collectors ...

One hundred years ago on April 7, 1925, 15 World War I veterans from Mount Prospect signed a charter to establish Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1337. One of the 15 veterans was John Allex ...