Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights
Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective ...
Jim Dodge’s challenge to Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau heads to Cook County court
An objection to the candidate petitions of Jim Dodge, hoping to run against Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, will be heard next ...
Residents gather in Lake Forest’s Market Square for 40th Annual Tree Lighting Holiday Celebration
The 40th Annual Lake Forest Tree Lighting Holiday Celebration took place Friday, Nov. 29 at historic Market Square ...
Batavia man dies in Sugar Grove Township car crash
At around 2:50 a.m., the Kane County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 2S800 block of Bliss Road in Sugar Grove Township ...
Decorated train, star musicians kick off holidays in Franklin Park
American Authors and KT Tunstall performed as the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train stopped in Franklin Park.
Lake County judge Hawkins facing discipline for harassing court employees
A longtime Lake County civil judge in East Chicago is facing judicial misconduct charges for unwanted hugging, kissing, and ...
Waukegan holiday event features taller, more impressive tree; ‘Look at that star at the top’
A crowd of 100 joined Mayor Ann Taylor in a countdown as the city’s Christmas tree was illuminated Saturday at Jack Benny ...
As she is sworn in, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke decries violence and pledges new detention policy
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke pledged to get “seismic things done” Monday morning as she took her oath of ...
Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele attends meeting remotely after DUI arrest
Steele did not address the incident during the meeting, only congratulating fellow commissioner Larry Rogers on his ...
Orland Park’s Steve Michaels travels the country to wrestle, helps Windy City Ghostbusters closer to home
Steve Michaels, an alumnus of Sandburg High School in Orland Park, will defend his heavyweight wrestling title Dec. 7 in ...
Montgomery set to light village’s Christmas tree
Montgomery will hold its annual Christmas tree lighting event at 5 p.m. Sunday in front of Village Hall, 200 N. River St.
2 killed, 4 hurt in Chicago Lawn shooting: CFD
A Monday afternoon shooting left two people dead and four others wounded in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side, according to the Chicago Fire Department.