Des Plaines Park District Executive Director Don Miletic will retire effective June 4, 2027, according to an announcement released on Monday, July 13. The Journal & Topics learned of his retirement ...

Three incumbent Elk Grove Village trustees have announced their intentions to seek reelection in the April 2027 municipal election, securing early and enthusiastic backing from the mayor. Trustees ...

The ChiSox Athletes, the Chicago White Sox organization’s NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) team, recently announced their 12 newest members, including a pair of athletes with Journal-area ties. According ...

The Mount Prospect Village Board approved an amendment to the village code Tuesday (July 7) removing the one-year period that businesses were previously required to wait before applying for a gaming ...

Every four years, city of Des Plaines officials meet to discuss in detail their visions and goals for the future of the community they were elected to serve. These sessions, usually held outside of ...

Niloe Police Officer Jessica Zia (left) holding a new autism pack, with Police Social Worker Tony Bertram at the Niles Police Station. (Niles police photo) About three weeks after the Niles Police ...

The Taste of Park Ridge is right around the corner. The annual event begins Thursday, July 9 and runs through Saturday, July 11. All three days of the event begin at 11 a.m. The Taste closes at 10:30 ...

Specifically, the city is asking Cook County to designate the downtown property as eligible for a 7b real estate tax incentive that requires a designation of the property as “blighted”. When a ...

The Des Plaines Park District’s refusal in April to turn over records pertaining to a list of directives the park board presented to Executive Director Don Miletic in 2019 is now the subject of a ...

The 69th Annual Corn Fest and Craft Fair at Community Church of Rolling Meadows will return again this year in its traditional format from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 (craft fair from 10 a.m.

A broken gas line sparked a brief kitchen fire at a local restaurant Monday evening (July 6), prompting a rapid emergency response and building evacuation, fire officials said. No injuries were ...

Map showing IDOT work zones in Des Plaines starting July 6, 2026. Traffic tie-ups are expected for the next few months in the heart of Des Plaines as IDOT begins resurfacing Lee Street, Graceland ...