A 25-year-old homeless man faces three felony charges after police said he sexually abused a juvenile and recorded the encounter. Angel Valencia Alvarado was taken into custody Sept. 30 and charged ...

Incumbent Democratic State House candidate Mary Beth Canty (D-54th) and her challenger Republican Joseph Tracy at a League of Women Voters candidate forum on Sunday, Oct. 4. (Tom Robb/Journal photo) ...

The Cook County Board of Review (CCBOR) will begin accepting 2026 property tax assessment appeals for the third group of townships. The third group will open for filing on Thursday, Oct. 8. Property ...

Niles Notre Dame 43, DePaul Prep 21: With two weeks left in the regular season, Notre Dame (4-3) has already matched the entire season’s win total from 2024 and 2025 after pounding DePaul Prep (3-4) ...

The Prospect Heights Post Office at 9 S. Elmhurst Rd. closed early Friday, Oct. 2, after a driver struck the front of the building at approximately 2:30 p.m. The accident caused damage to the main ...

It was my first time visiting the Grand Canyon, and though I expected to be impressed, I really didn’t plan to spend the whole day there. My initial thoughts were to gape at the big hole, take some ...

Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park entertainment district will host the annual “Crawl-O-Ween” bar crawl on Friday, Oct. 30 from 6 to 10 p.m. Guests are encouraged to come dressed in their best Halloween ...

The Palatine Police Dept. is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 24-year-old Alyssa M. Smith, who was reported missing Wednesday, Sept. 30. Since receiving the missing-person report, ...

Registration is open for Niles’ annual Halloween Home Decorating Contest through 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19 on the village’s website. The winners of this year’s contest will be decided by a popular vote ...

“Forgotten Island” (109 min, Rated PG for sequences of scary action, language, rude humor, thematic elements, some violence, and brief tobacco imagery) 6 out of 10 My brain is still scrambled after ...

Video footage released Wednesday shows the moment Ahyam Babidi, carrying a pair of unplugged electric hedge trimmers, approached a police officer and was shot dead on Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines.

Mount Prospect officials on Oct. 8 will consider a planned unit development request for Mount Prospect Plaza, marking the first step toward potential construction of an outlot parcel on Rand Road ...