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Area students from Buffalo Grove are doing amazing things at colleges and universities across the U.S. (2025-2026 school year).
Area students from Deerfield are doing amazing things at colleges and universities across the U.S. (2025-2026 school year).
Chad and Brittany Moore have taken over the business, which marks the 13th restaurant in the area.
The bicyclist did not stop, turned around and traveled onto Willow Road, while continuing to evade the officer.
Area students from Arlington Heights are doing amazing things at colleges and universities across the U.S. (2025-2026 school year).
Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the 56-year-old submitted false claims to a program serving Illinois residents with disabilities.
McDonald's Park, opening in 2028, will mark the fast food giant's first-ever naming rights partnership for a major pro sports stadium.
The free Deerfield event will offer tours, hands-on activities, prizes and Touch-a-Truck from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Here is a roundup of top stories from recent days in the northern Chicago suburbs.
The Illinois Federation of Teachers have released an interactive online tool that shows how statewide tax code rewrites may impact schools.
Area students from Glenview are doing amazing things at colleges and universities across the U.S. (2025-2026 school year).
The man is also accused of going through the school's garbage and was charged with disorderly conduct.
Jack DiMatteo, a 2013 Deerfield graduate, succeeds retiring coach Dan McKendrick after serving on staff since 2022.
Businesses in the strip mall were closed for approximately four hours during the response, according to police.
The stolen goods included liquor and commercial-grade copper.
The 24-year-old was arrested in unincorporated Libertyville.
Canvas is used to manage grades, course notes, assignments, lecture videos and more.
The 31-year-old Elmwood Park resident is also accused of retail theft, according to police.
The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team will play its last match versus Germany next month at Soldier Field before World Cup 2026 kicks off.
The team, which is under new owners, said the expanded promo schedule is intended to build on 4 straight seasons of attendance records.
