An 18-year-old Des Plaines female has been charged with one felony count of disorderly conduct following an alleged threat she made to “shoot up” North Elementary School. Des Plaines police ...

Maine East snapped their 10-game losing streak with a superior 81-62 effort over MCC Academy in the third round of the four-day Boys Holiday Basketball Tournament in Park Ridge last Saturday.

Movers make their way to the new Rosemont Village Hall last May. (Journal photo) The “big” stories of 2024 were indeed big: a presidential election, a rare solar eclipse, swarms of cicadas ...

About 20 Des Plaines elected officials and area residents gathered in Metropolitan Square last Monday (Dec. 30) to light the sixth “candle” of the menorah and reflect on the meaning of Hanukkah.

The Tuesday, April 1 race for Elk Grove Township Elementary School Dist. 59 Board of Education is no longer contested after Cook County Electoral Board members removed three candidates from the ...

The 46th Wheeling Hardwood Classic championship plaque is returning to Fremd High School in Palatine for a third time in program history after knocking off Deerfield 56-44 Saturday, Dec. 28.

Prospect entered the Wheeling Hardwood Classic with a 4-6 record, but they were more competitive than the record indicated. After winning the first game of the boys basketball tournament 57-53 in ...

Glenview has two new deputy directors of community development in Doug Hammel and Adam Aronson, who were hired in November. About a year ago, former deputy development director Jeff Rogers left ...

Hersey finished in fifth place at the Pekin Holiday Tournament with a 3-1 record as the Huskies improved to 12-1 overall this season. Among the tournament leaders for Hersey were Charlie Pomis (66 ...

Scene from "The Nickel Boys", shot in a 3x4 aspect ratio. “The Nickel Boys” (139 min, Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving racism, some strong language including racial slurs, violent ...

Niles Fire Chief Marty Feld stands by a congratulatory sign on a fire ladder truck, working his last shift before retiring at the Saturday, Nov. 30 Holly Jolly Fest, where he watched over a safe ...

Streamwood (10-5) girls basketball went 3-0 to win the Elmwood Park Holiday Tournament, while Maine East (6-8) went 2-1 to grab runner-up honors. Here’s how Maine East performed in the three ...