Fall trout fishing season begins at Cook County Forest Preserves

The Forest Preserves and Illinois Department of Natural Resources stock trout at Axehead Lake in Park Ridge, Belleau Lake in Des Plaines, Busse Reservoir-North Pool in Elk Grove Village, Sag Quarry-East in Lemont, Horsetail Lake in Palos Park and Green Lake in Calumet City.

Florida boat captain charged with manslaughter in parasailing accident that killed Illinois mother

A boat captain has been charged with manslaughter in a Memorial Day parasailing crash in the Florida Keys that killed a 33-year-old Illinois woman and injured her young son and nephew.

Elk Grove Village monitoring scabies infections among migrants at local hotel

Officials in northwest suburban Elk Grove Village have confirmed that two migrants who were bused to a local hotel from Chicago are infected with scabies.

Bus carrying 90 migrants from Texas border arrives in Elk Grove

The mayor of Elk Grove says the village was given no advanced notice and was "forced to scramble to get answers."

Bicyclist dies from hit-and-run Thursday in Elk Grove Village

Elk Grove police say a bicyclist was hit by an unknown car at the intersection of Louis Avenue and Busse Road around 9:21 p.m.

Family of mother killed while parasailing in Florida Keys files wrongful death lawsuit

The 33-year-old died and two young children were injured when their parasail was cut loose, dragging them through the ocean and slamming them into the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys.

Chicago area moms turn to milk banks due to baby formula shortage
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American families continue facing a dire baby formula shortage nationwide, with some desperate parents now paying hundreds of dollars on the secondary market.

Elk Grove Village vehicle crash leaves bus driver dead

A bus driver was killed and a woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on Interstate 90 near west suburban Elk Grove Village.

Elk Grove Village mayor wants suburb to have its own health department

Bucking state-mandated mask requirements, the mayor of Elk Grove Village wants to take his community’s health into the village’s hands.