A 69-year-old Wisconsin man died Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 4) following a two-vehicle rollover crash on the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) in Des Plaines, according to Illinois State Police. The victim was ...

Overnight closures and detours are scheduled to begin 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 ...

A Jeep SUV remained at the site of a fatal pedestrian crash on Touhy Avenue near Pointe Plaze. (Tom Robb/Journal photo) Touhy Avenue in Niles was closed in all directions between Lehigh Avenue and ...

Park Ridge City Council meeting Jan. 20, 2026. (Igor Studenkov/Journal photo) It was a bit of deja vu for the Park Ridge City Council on Jan. 20 as alderpersons were once again asked to approve a ...

The first Des Plaines 8th ward meeting of 2026 will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at Friendship Park & Conservatory, 395 W. Algonquin Rd. at 7 p.m. that will be hosted by Ald. Mike Charewicz. The public ...

One of the Park Ridge Fire Department fire trucks on display at National Night Out. This one is assigned to Station 35, which serves the section of Park Ridge south of the railroad tracks. (Igor ...

The IHSA boys wrestling state playoffs are nearly here and Journal-area teams are spread across five regionals to start the path to state. Here’s a look at where Journal-area teams start and the road ...

Mayor, Township Supervisor, Bakery Owner, Church Program Leaders Will Be Honored Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Elk Grove Village was a welcome site for the church's 21st annual Community ...

The Park Ridge Public Library is giving local residents and other library patrons a chance to show off their painting skills. For the past four years, adult programming librarian Sarah Vessalo has ...

All eight candidates running in the Democratic Primary for the 8th Congressional District have confirmed their participation in a 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, debate at the National India Hub in ...

A map shows the route where new piping was installed through Niles and Morton Grove after taking water from Evanston through Skokie. (Morton Grove Niles Water Commission graphic) The Morton ...

Artist's rendering of new Costco Business Center up for discussion by city council members. A major step in the development of a Costco Business Center on the far south side of Des Plaines across from ...