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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Amid increasing concerns that rapid increases in property tax bills will drive people from their homes, state officials are boosting a program that lets senior citizens defer paying their property ...

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 ...

St. Viator girls basketball went 10-25 a year ago and 1-3 in the Blenner Classic they host each December, but the Lions are off to a much better start in 2024. St. Viator (11-4) finished fourth in ...

Fremd finished runner-up at the Montini Christmas tournament with a 3-1 record, which is also the same record as Prospect in the highly competitive tournament. Fremd’s Ella Todd earned first ...

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 ...