U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, who has represented the area’s 5th Congressional District since 2009, officially kicked off his campaign for Chicago mayor on Saturday (June 27) -- even as is still trying to ...

Republican Party committeepersons chose candidates to run for five Cook County Board of Commissioners seats, including two seats that fall within the Journal & Topics coverage area, in the November ...

A 30-year-old man from west suburban Roselle has been charged with Resisting a Police Officer and Battery after he allegedly hit a hand of a police officer who was trying to handcuff him on June 23 at ...

The Union Pacific Northwest Line, Metra’s second-busiest line, won’t operate on Sunday, July 19 due to the maintenance of another line that crosses its tracks near downtown Des Plaines.

The Fourth of July parade in Arlington Heights kicks off at 10 a.m. this Saturday. It starts at Dunton Avenue and Oakton Street and goes south on Dunton to Miner Street. The parade then goes east on ...

Traffic tie-ups are expected for the next few months in the heart of Des Plaines as IDOT begins resurfacing Lee Street, Graceland Avenue and Mannheim Road next week. Workers will be split into two ...

The Jesse White Tumblers perform during a previous year's Des Plaines July 4th parade. (Journal file photo) Three musical bands, jugglers, Uncle Sam and Betsy Ross impersonators, and the Jesse White ...

Stephanie Lee, museum curator, and Jon Gardner, assistant curator, prepare the fully unveil the restored flag during Friday's event at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum. (Shawn Clisham/Journal) ...

In celebration of the village of Rosemont’s 70th anniversary and America’s 250th anniversary, a "Rockin' in the USA” 4th of July weekend music festival will be held July 2-4 at the village’s ...

A new seven-year contract with Groot for waste hauling and recycling began Wednesday, July 1, bringing new features to Glenview residents, including curbside electronics recycling and a one-year rate ...

A culex mosquito, which can carry West Nile virus. The first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in the area this summer were trapped in Glenview in mid-June, officials announced. A batch ...