Here are some interesting and important things to know for the coming week.
A little holiday cheer elicits smiles and grumpiness at Chicago's Union Station.
Every week Patch profiles a luxury home currently for sale in the community. This week the featured home is located on 5509 S. Oak St. in Hinsdale.
Also, disciplinary action for student in bomb threat and an outlet mall tax windfall that starts an argument over whether the money should go back to taxpayers or to further education.
DUI Roundup information was supplied by area police departments during the week prior to Dec. 14, 2013. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
To save lives, this Newtown survivor talks to gun owners and lawmakers. Hers is one story in "Sandy Hook: One Year Later — a Patch Report."
We looked at stories from across America in the year since the shootings at Sandy Hook School to try to illustrate the scale of the problem.
More and more people are working at home as a result of the advancement of technology.
Birth, school, health and well being at the core of these Chicago-area campaigns.
A collection of odd, quirky and sometimes just plain weird crime reports from around the area.
Look back at some opinions expressed by readers recently, then post your own!
Clarice and her brother Claus are up for adoption after being saved from deplorable conditions at the home of an animal hoarder.