LATEST NEWS

One person is dead following a fire Monday in an attached garage of a house in Buffalo Grove, authorities said. Buffalo Grove firefighters responded to a home on the 600 block of Woodhollow Lane before 10:45 a.m., officials said. The fire was extinguished and an unidentified fatality was confirmed on...

The fourth in a series of 10 consecutive days of high-speed bicycle racing drew competitors from around the world to Mundelein Monday. The Chicago Grit, formerly named the Intelligensia Cup, pedals through nine suburban towns and finishes in Chicago on July 28. The Mundelein Tighthead Grand Prix, like the other...

As soon as audiences step inside Paramount Theatre’s brand new Stolp Island Theatre in downtown Aurora, they’ll feel like they’ve stepped back in time to Dec. 5, 1956, inside the Sun Records recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee. That’s where music legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee...

Despite objecting to a similar project on the same site eight years ago, the Naperville City Council won’t be formal opposing a development proposed for unincorporated 75th Street near Wehrli Road. The multiuse development calls for a self-storage facility, day care center and coffee shop to be built just...

Fermilab, a particle physics and accelerator laboratory in Batavia, will be closed to the public from Aug. 26 through Sept. 24, reopening Sept. 9, spokeswoman Tracy Marc said. The temporary closure is not about funding, Marc said, but about balancing the budget, as the lab’s fiscal year ends Sept. 30.

The McHenry Fiesta Days parade marched through downtown McHenry from Main Street to Riverside Drive. More than 80 participants were in the parade including local politicians, police and fire departments, businesses, veteran organizations and high school bands. The well-attended parade featured crowd favorites such as the Jesse White Tumbling Team,...

No injuries reported from a house fire Sunday evening in Lake in the Hills that broke out near an electrical service meter, officials report. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded to a call at 7:20 p.m. to the 1200 block of Pine Street for a house fire. First responders arrived within five minutes to a single-story home with smoke and a fire in the wall near the electrical service meter, according to an Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District news release.

After the ribbon was cut and the doors were opened, there was a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on in downtown Aurora Friday night. And it was all taking place at 5 E. Downer Place, home of the city’s brand new Stolp Island Theatre, where a party was taking place for the opening night of “Million Dollar Quartet.”

The Vernon Hills community is mourning former mayor and longtime village trustee Barb Williams. Williams originally from Richmond, Virginia, was a driver/dispatcher and later manager at a school bus company who got into local politics in 1981. She spent 28 years on the village board including four as mayor. An...

LIVE THE DREAM! SPACIOUS LAKEFRONT ESCAPE ON MILTMORE! STUNNING VIEWS AND PRIVATE PIER AWAIT AT THIS 2258 SQ. FT. HOME! IMAGINE WAKING UP TO BREATHTAKING LAKE VIEWS & STEPPING OUT ONTO YOUR PRIVATE PAVED PATIO FOR A MORNING COFFEE. THIS CAPTIVATING PROPERTY OFFERS THE PERFECT BLEND OF LAKEFRONT LIVING AND MODERN CONVENIENCE ALL ON A SERENE DOUBLE LOT (.38 ACRES). UNWIND IN PARADISE: EXPANSIVE LAKEFRONT - ENJOY OVER 80FT OF PRIVATE SHORELINE & STUNNING VIEWS FROM YOUR PIER ON FULLY MOTORIZED MILTMORE LAKE. SPACIOUS & LIGHT FILLED - LARGE WINDOWS BATHE THE OPEN CONCEPT LIVING AREA IN NATURAL LIGHT. RELAX IN THE LIVING/FAMILY ROOM OR LARGE KITCHEN WITH DINING AREA WHICH OFFERS TRANQUIL LAKE VIEWS. FLEXIBLE LIVING - 4 BEDROOMS PROVIDE OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE. THE MAIN FLOOR FEATURES A GUEST ROOM NEXT TO A FULL BATH & LARGE BEDROOM WITH A PRIVATE ENTRANCE. UPSTAIRS, A SECOND FULL BATH , TWO ADDITIONAL BEDROOMS, A LOFT PERFECT FOR A HOME OFFICE AND ANOTHER LOFT IDEAL FOR EXTRA SLEEPING SPACE - ALL WITH AMPLE STORAGE & LAKE VIEWS. SERENE OUTDOOR OASIS - A WELCOMING FRONT PORCH INVITES YOU HOME. ENTERTAIN UNDER THE MATURE TREES ON THE LARGE PATIO WITH A FIRE PIT. RELAX BY THE LAKE IN A HAMMOCK, GARDEN IN THE RAISED BED, OR FISH FROM YOUR PRIVATE PIER. FAMILY FRIENDLY LOCATION - THIS QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD BOASTS QUICK ACCESS TO MAJOR HIGHWAYS, GURNEE MILLS MALL, SCHOOLS, DINING, ENTERTAINMENT INCLUDING CHAIN OF LAKES, FOREST PRESERVES AND SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA. TWO GARAGE WITH EXTRA PARKING FOR 4 CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY. SUMP PUMP IN THE CRAWLSPACE. DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN THIS IDYLLIC LAKEFRONT RETREAT! CONTACT US TODAY FOR A SHOWING!

SYCAMORE – The Sycamore Public Library will host a Summer Reading Extravaganza Party to celebrate the end of its Summer Reading Challenge. The free party will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. July 26 at the library, 103 E. State St. The party includes games, face-painting, crafts, a bounce...

North Central College has tapped its provost and vice president for academic affairs to serve as its “transitional” president for the next two years, the Naperville school announced Monday. Abiódún Gòkè-Pariolá’s selection comes as Anita Thomas, who was named North Central’s 11th president in July 2023, departs the...

Following a Monday morning gas spill at the Fast Stop gas station in Hebron, fuel has leaked into the sewer system, Hebron police Chief Juanita Gumble said. Gumble said the police department was called to the scene around 7:45 or 8 a.m. Monday, and she was told about 100 gallons spilled. She said there were about 600 parts per million of gasoline in the water when it was tested at the treatment plant.

– A DeKalb County judge on Monday decided to keep jailed a DeKalb man accused of threatening to assassinate state Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, citing in part the man’s criminal history of making false 911 calls to police. Forrest R. Brandon, 58, will remain in custody at the DeKalb...

CHICAGO — The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile was involved in a rollover accident on the Tri-State Tollway near west suburban Oak Brook, Illinois, late Monday morning, state police said. The famed hot dog-shaped vehicle was traveling north near Roosevelt Road around 11:10 a.m. when it hit a Hyundai Sedan that...

A life altering diagnosis tried to uproot his life. Just over a year later, 19-year-old Adrian Lam will race in the 2024 Chicago Triathlon. “I think I’ll be pretty emotional because of where I was last year at the exact same time,” said Lam, a former swimmer and water polo player at Naperville North High School who graduated in 2023.

Playing basketball in high school taught Carl Peller fundamental life lessons. As a volunteer coach for the Northbrook Park District, he’s been devoted to helping young girls enjoy the same experience. At the Park District, Peller is a head coach for girls’ soccer and basketball and an assistant coach...

The Algonquin Lions Club has awarded two scholarships of $3,000 each along with its Ted Spella Education Award to recent Jacobs High School graduates Megan Uehlein and Sean Trznadel. Ueblein plans to attend the University of Iowa and study biochemistry and Trznadel will study engineering at Elgin Community College. Spella,...

MCHENRY, IL- Thomas Robert Belmore, a cherished husband, father, son, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2024, at his home in McHenry, IL. Born on December 30, 1970, in Marquette, MI, to parents Robert Belmore and Cheryl Bergh. Thomas’s legacy is carried on by his loving wife...