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“It is nothing short of miraculous that no one was injured,” Mount Prospect Fire Chief John Dolan said Monday after walking through a four-story condo building on the village’s south side ...

Following voters’ approval of a $46.2 million tax referendum last November to upgrade Mount Prospect Park District facilities, including demolishing Big Surf Wave Pool, plans for the various ...

Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison (D-15th) (second row fifth from left) and Texas legislators enjoy a night out at Dino's last Friday. Also there were local State Reps. Nicolle Grasse ...

Attorney Steve Judge, president of Pennies for Pennyville, said that they took the name in honor of that history and the humanity Penny showed over 170 years ago. The “pennies” part, he said ...

A fast-moving storm struck Niles at approximately 5 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 16), causing widespread damage, canceling a community event, and knocking out power.

Park Ridge City Council voted unanimously on Monday (Aug. 18) to contract McGuire Igleski & Associates to conduct a historical survey of “the Pretzel” neighborhood east of the City Hall. The ...

Damaged tree on Thacker Street in Des Plaines. Des Plaines Public Works and private company crews spent the night of Saturday, Aug. 16 and the early morning of Sunday, Aug. 17 clearing local roads ...

The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DoTH) is studying ways to make biking easier in the suburbs surrounding O’Hare International Airport. The O’Hare Area Bike Network ...

Niles Mayor George Alpogianis said Friday that the village's delayed audit for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, is expected to be completed by the end of August. The audit will then be ...

Park Ridge-Niles School Dist. 64 Supt. Ben Collins said that the first phase of the referendum-funded improvements at Carpenter, Field and Washington elementary schools and Lincoln and Emerson ...

A tanker truck carrying 48,000 gallons of corn syrup overturned Monday while making a turn in Niles, prompting police to close a major road and call in crews to clean up the sweet spill.