Mount Prospect teen dies days after shooting in Palatine
A 15-year-old Mount Prospect boy died five days after being shot in northwest suburban Palatine, authorities said Wednesday. The teen was shot on the 1700 block of Clear Creek Bay...
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$5 million bond for man accused of shooting Bolingbrook cop
A 24-year-old accused of shooting a Bolingbrook police officer during a standoff now faces felony charges in connection to the incident, which left the officer recovering in an area hospital....
Bolingbrook police officer recovering after being shot; suspect in custody
A Bolingbrook police officer who was shot Sunday night during a standoff is expected to recover, Bolingbrook police said Monday. The 24-year-old suspect is in police custody, Bolingbrook police Chief...
Maine Township High School District 207 approves $213 million budget
Maine Township High School District 207 approved its annual budget with a surplus in major funds. Property tax and state fund receipts are expected to increase, district finance officials indicated....
Niles OKs tax incentives for Star Nissan as it renovates dealership
Niles village trustees voted July 25 to rebate up to $3 million in sales taxes over a decade to the Berman Auto Group as it undertakes a large renovation of...
After six streets blocked off for flooding in recent storm, Park Ridge tries to speed up solutions
Park Ridge officials and public works staff delved into recently completed, in-progress and upcoming flood control construction projects Aug. 7 and pondered ways to speed up construction on stormwater basins,...
Niles Library Board sets budget for coming year, but previous cuts force it to scale back
Two years' worth of intense cost-cutting measures hung over the Niles-Maine District Library's budgeting process as trustees workshopped and tentatively approved a $7.8 million spending plan for the next year....
3 Arlington Heights-area school districts with direct stake in proposed Chicago Bears’ stadium launch website full of related info
The three local school districts that draw taxes from the Arlington Heights site where the Chicago Bears have proposed a multi-billion dollar redevelopment have started a website that has information...
Pickwick Theatre is approaching City of Park Ridge about selling alcohol to patrons
The next iteration of entertainment at the Pickwick Theatre could soon include alcohol along with live entertainment and movies. The Copernicus Foundation, which is taking over operations for the largest...
Niles Police ‘deputize’ five feral cats to control rat population
The Niles Police Department has recruited a pack of five feral cats to fight the rodent population in the village. Five cats named Mickey, Tom, Polo, Star and Robin, who...