No vote on latest plan to require stores not to use plasticEnvironmentalists came to City Hall on Tuesday to support a proposal to ban plastic bags at Chicago stores, a move retailers...

Jonathan Sprawka is sworn inNewly appointed Lake Zurich Trustee Jonathan Sprawka said keeping the village headed in the right direction with its downtown redevelopment efforts will be...

Group's president counters rosy view, says looming layoffs signal bad things to comeChicago Public Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett offered an upbeat vision of the district's future...

Todd Stroger's name comes up repeatedly as Carla Oglesby corruption trial continuesFormer Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's name was raised repeatedly Tuesday at the criminal...

Train stops on north branch to benefit from $621,000 enhancement projectCommuters on the Red Line's north branch will notice a new splash of color at seven stations by the end of the...

Union disputes city's health care deductionsA month after Park Ridge aldermen reaffirmed a new contract with an employees' union, members are claiming its provisions are not being...

Longtime hospice nurse believes patients are glimpsing the afterlifeMaggie Callanan has witnessed more than 2,000 deaths. In 27 years as a hospice nurse, the Massachusetts-based author...

School officials say area is required to handle water during heavy rainsA frustrated contingent of residents who live in the neighborhood near Lake Forest High School gathered at...

April flooding shut down intersections for daysThe thunderstorms that hit Orland Park last week were a springtime shower compared to the mid-April storms that dumped up to seven inches...

Training is required under state lawRequired training for some Homer Glen Plan Commission officials on the Open Meetings Act was held this week.