Pickwick Theater owner Dino Vlahakis at the Dec. 15, 2025 Park Ridge Committee of the Whole meeting (Photo by Igor Studenkov/Journal & Topics Reporter) Park Ridge Committee of the Whole members voted ...

The wailing sounds of emergency vehicle sirens followed by two ear-splitting toots from an arriving Metra locomotive signaled the return of Operation North Pole in downtown Des Plaines Saturday ...

As North Maine Fire Protection District firefighters responded to a house fire at 9125 Barberry Ln. in unincorporated Des Plaines Tuesday (Dec. 16), crews found one side of the duplex ablaze with ...

A ribbon-cutting was held on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Gusto's on Glenview Road. (Photo submitted) Gusto Italiano Ristorante held a grand reopening on Wednesday, Dec. 10, with officials from the Glenview ...

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A Niles man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of his estranged girlfriend Tuesday morning (Dec. 16) in Schaumburg, police said. Alfredo Bri Briseno. (Schaumburg police ...

Village of Niles sign announcing the suspension of the Niles Free Bus outside the Niles-Maine District Library on Saturday. (Journal photo) Niles trustees at a special meeting Monday (Dec. 22) expect ...

Retiring Elk Grove Village Multimedia Administrator Ross Rowe (right) accepts a street sign made in his hono,r presented by Mayor Craig Johnson *left) and Fire Chief Richard Mikel (center) at ...

Pace Route 234 and 208 buses stop at downtown Des Plaines Metra station, the city's bus hub (Photo by Igor Studenkov/Journal & Topics Reporter) Pace launched service improvements on six routes ...

Workers repair a section of broken track at Lee Street and the Union Pacific tracks into downtown Des Plaines on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (Journal photo) A broken railroad track forced the closure of ...

At least three prominent Elk Grove Village buildings -- the park district Pavilion, the public library, and part of village hall -- lost power on Monday (Dec. 15) with services not restored until the ...

Park Ridge Public Library officials set four major initiatives for the rest of the decade with a new 2026-2030 Strategic Plan. The plan notably calls for the creation of the Park Ridge Public Library ...