A long-awaited $4.5 million intersection upgrade at Algonquin and New Wilke roads on the Arlington Heights-Rolling Meadows border is finally moving forward after two decades of planning.

A Sleepy Hollow man has been denied pretrial release following the alleged roadway battery of a 61-year-old motorist.

Napervilles planning and zoning commission has backed plans for a Pulte Homes duplex project, but the advisory vote was not unanimous. Others prize the property as it is heavily wooded green space.

Mundelein police Monday released bodycam video of a deadly officer-involved shooting last month that has led to calls for the officers firing and a planned protest outside village hall later this week.

Barrington Village board members recently approved a $10,000 raise for Village Manager Scott Anderson.

More than two years since the death of Barrington High School student Marin Lacson, Barrington community members are still waiting for pedestrian safety gates at the Hough Street crossing where she was killed.

Overnight closures and detours are scheduled this week on the ramps connecting the southbound Tri-State Tollway (I-294) and the eastbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) to I-190 for work to relocate the toll plaza at the OHare Interchange.

A man has been charged with committing a hate crime, for yelling a racial slur at a boy in Naperville. Hes also accused of pushing the boy.

Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates have entered a formal agreement to loan the other an available fire department vehicle when maintenance issues have temporarily taken an equivalent one out of service.

The FBI is joining the Aurora Police Departments search for potential victims of a former school leader accused of sexually abusing minors.

The Bulls reportedly will name Portland interim head coach Tiago Splitter as their new head coach.

The Marianos grocery store on Grand Avenue in Gurnee is scheduled to close July 17, after 12 years in business.

A weak tornado touched down in Naperville and crossed into Lisle in a matter of several minutes last Thursday night, the National Weather Service said.

The Reserve by Winfield developer Pebble Nest recently broke ground on its 32-unit townhouse project in Carol Stream.

Piccolo Buco, a century-old Roman pizzeria known for its unique tall crust, is set to open its fourth U.S. location on Monday, June 29, at 1340 E. Golf Road in Schaumburg.

The discovery of an overturned, empty kayak along the Des Plaines River in Libertyville Sunday morning set off a search by emergency workers from 20 agencies.

The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement Monday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but significant challenges remain to ending the war, including whether Israel will continue its offensive in Lebanon.

Des Plaines officials hope the restaurant coming to a former bank building will help boost life in the downtown area.

After 35 years, cartoonist Lincoln Peirce, the creator of Big Nate, has decided to step back, ending the daily comic strip. Starting today, Red and Rover, by Brian Basset, will replace Big Nate Monday through Saturday.

At only 16 months old, Aarya Sharma of Schaumburg and her parents are on a quest to see all 63 U.S. national parks and possibly a Guinness World Record.

Experts report a surge in injuries and deaths as e-bike popularity grows. One high-risk group is boys aged 10 to 13.

Ghost Army hero Berrnie Bluestein, who died in March, was laid to rest in a private burial in Ohio. But on Sunday, family and friends gathered to celebrate all facets of his life at Chicago Jewish Funerals in Buffalo Grove.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital Sunday, his spokesperson said, but there was no immediate information about why he was there or his prognosis.

BUTLER, Mo. (AP) -- A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed in a field and was engulfed in flames Sunday, killing all aboard, authorities said.

I had given up on Jacob Gonzalez this offseason, after two-plus years of the White Soxs 2023 first-round pick failing to produce at all in the high minors. That Jacob Gonzalez no longer exists.