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Rastlen Campbell and Crystal Wilson, students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, walk home from school Thursday along Kedzie Avenue in blizzardlike conditions in Homewood.

It’s still cold, but more schools reopening for Friday

August 18, 2019 at 11:34 p.m.

The tide on weather-related closings began to turn for Friday's classes, as Chicago Public Schools and other area districts announced plans to reopen amid forecasts for single-digit highs and subzero...

D214 superintendent: Thursday forecast didn’t require schools to close

June 16, 2018 at 10:04 a.m.

A suburban school district superintendent defended his decision to keep schools open Thursday when most others closed for the second straight day due to subzero temperatures. "(Other schools) may have...

One hospitalized after Palatine house fire

June 16, 2018 at 11:27 a.m.

One person was hospitalized following a house fire in Palatine, fire officials said Thursday. The fire started in a bedroom just before 8 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of...

Woodfield Mall plans major renovation

May 23, 2019 at 8:01 a.m.

Major renovations are expected to the common areas of Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg this year. Officials with the shopping center aren't disclosing many details yet but said Wednesday that plans...

Palatine District 15 school board member succumbs to cancer

June 16, 2018 at 11:01 a.m.

A northwest suburban school official has died, leaving a school board vacancy to be filled right before the April election. Richard Bokor, who was serving a second term on the...

Blotter: Cars burglarized in Arlington Heights

June 16, 2018 at 11:45 a.m.

The following items were taken from Arlington Heights police reports: A gray 2013 Nissan Sentra was scratched on the rear driver's side in the 1100 block of East Algonquin Road...

Blotter: Men arrested for stealing energy drink, belt in Palatine

June 16, 2018 at 11:01 a.m.

The following items were taken from Palatine police reports: Two men from Tacoma, Wash., were arrested at a store at 1555 N. Rand Road on Dec. 26. A 21-year-old was...

Quinn signs small-business retirement plan bill into law

August 18, 2019 at 11:32 p.m.

Most businesses in Illinois will soon be required by law to adopt a retirement savings plan for employees, under a bill Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Sunday. The law...

Dr. Alexander Hilkevitch, longtime Chicago-area psychiatrist, dies at 97

August 18, 2019 at 11:32 p.m.

Dr. Alexander Hilkevitch treated hundreds of patients, many suffering from severe mental illness, at his north suburban psychiatric practice over a 50-year career. He died of pancreatic cancer at 97...

Air Force vet charged with attacking cop near burning home

May 21, 2019 at 7:52 p.m.

An Air Force veteran was ordered held on $300,000 bond after he allegedly hit a police officer Friday at the scene of his burning home that left his dog dead...

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