Niles condo blaze sends 4 residents, firefighter to hospital
Several people, including a firefighter, were injured during a fire that broke out on the fifth floor of a six-story condominium building in the 9700 block of North Dee Road...
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Evanston facility aims to help young adults with mental illness
An Evanston mental health facility has launched a program designed to help young adults suffering or recovering from mental illness develop the necessary skills that will allow them to live...
Proposed Niles gun range back before judge
A ruling in favor of a lawsuit that aims to prevent a proposed gun shop and range in Niles from locating within five miles of several schools would violate the...
Uniforms — with controversial logo — approved
A proposal to save Des Plaines thousands of dollars while providing new uniforms for the fire department almost got hung up on the controversy over the city's new logo, but...
State Supreme Court ruling means casino owes Cook County $3 million
A recent decision by the Illinois Supreme Court will allow Cook County to collect about $3 million in unpaid taxes from Des Plaines' Rivers Casino. The decision also will allow...
Des Plaines police search for developmentally disabled man
Des Plaines police are searching for a 25-year-old man who was last seen on New Year's Eve. Justin D. Aspengren, who is developmentally disabled and lives at home with his...
Three cats killed, dog injured in Skokie apartment fire
A fire that broke out inside a Skokie apartment building late Monday morning claimed the lives of three cats and injured one dog, according to Deputy Chief Ken Borre of...
Cops: Morton Grove man, 80, killed in snowplow accident
An 80-year-old Morton Grove man was struck and killed Tuesday morning by a snowplow clearing his driveway in the 9200 block of Ozark Street, police said. Morton Grove police responded...
Residents now formally part of rebranding effort
Two weeks after some Des Plaines residents delivered a scathing critique of a city-wide rebranding effort, a group of them returned to the City Council chambers as members of a...
Year in preview: Some local issues to keep an eye on in 2016
District 219 to begin search for new superintendent Two months following the resignation of two top administrators at Niles Township High School District 219 the School Board said last week...