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Thousands of diehard Chicago Bears fans swarmed Stevenson High School’s athletic stadium Monday for a rare team practice away from Halas Hall. They were excited to see their favorite players get rea...

‘The vibes are there’: Fans at Bears practice in Lincolnshire expect big things this season ↗

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Another round of thunderstorms is expected to hit Chicago after severe weather downed trees and brought possible tornadoes to the area Sunday night. The upcoming storms are expected to last from Monda...

Potentially severe thunderstorms to hit area this week ↗

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In light of recent deaths and injuries involving kids on e-bikes, e-scooters and e-motos, public safety advocates are seeing the return to school this month as a chance to educate students about these...

Riding into the new school year: Suburban students to face new e-bike regulations ↗

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Over decades of living, working and boating along the Fox River between Algonquin and McHenry, Michael Haber and Bonnie Miske have seen and heard a lot. But nothing like the crash July 25, south of th...

‘A shock wave through our community’: Fatal crash raising questions about boat safety ↗

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The village of Arlington Heights has been in existence as a municipality for nearly 140 years, and for more than a third of that time, Ernest R. Blomquist III has been the village prosecutor. Blomquis...

Attorney recalls ‘proudest moments’ representing Arlington Heights for nearly half century ↗

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The state’s second-largest high school district is going to referendum for the first time in more than a half-century. The Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board has voted to place a ques...

‘Not vanity projects’: First District 214 referendum in more than a half century will ask for $295 million to fix buildings ↗

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Choreographed dance moves, like a boy band from the ’90s. An acrobatic “Lion King”-inspired Simba lift. A juggling pirate on a unicycle. Pyrotechnics and a snowball fight (real fire, but cotton ...

No second bananas: How Chicago Snowballs combine baseball with a ‘traveling circus’ show ↗

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A former West Chicago elementary school teacher is facing 11 felonies after being accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with multiple students, authorities announced Friday. Mario Garcia, 54,...

Former West Chicago elementary school teacher charged with sexually abusing students ↗

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