Fireworks in the Chicago suburbs: List of events scheduled, canceled and postponed
Several suburbs say their annual shows will be canceled or postponed this year, while others say the festivities will go on as scheduled.
Elk Grove Village repeals decades-old opposite sex clothing ban
The Elk Grove Village board has repealed a decades-old ordinance that bans people from wearing clothes belonging to the opposite sex.
Missing girl, 13, last seen Saturday in suburban Elk Grove Township
The Cook County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 13-year-old girl.
Eagle guarding nest spotted in Busse Woods in suburban Elk Grove Village
The Cook County Forest Preserve said that this eagle is probably one half of the pair that has been nesting in Busse Woods (near Chicago) for the past six years.
Elk Grove Village plans for big summer concerts with no masks required
One Chicago suburb is planning for big summer concerts - with no masks required.
Off-duty cop shot home intruder in face while wife shielded baby in Albany Park: prosecutor
An Albany Park woman shielded her baby while the child’s father, an off-duty Chicago police officer, confronted and shot an intruder at the front door, Cook County prosecutors said Friday.
Man sentenced 9 years in federal prison for sharing child pornography
A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for sharing videos and images of child pornography with members of a messaging application, which included an undercover agent.
Man gets 16 years in federal prison for shooting postal worker in Elk Grove Village
An Elk Grove Village man was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for the attempted murder of a U.S. Postal Service employee.
Girl, 13, missing from unincorporated Elk Grove Township found safe
Valeria Abarca, a 13-year-old girl who was reported missing from an unincorporated area near suburban Elk Grove Township, has been found safe, the Cook County sheriff’s office said.
Elk Grove Village company votes to remove Native American logo
A candy machine maker based in Elk Grove Village has voted to retire its logo after an online petition calling for the company to do so garnered over a thousand signatures, according to the petition’s creator.
Elk Grove Village school welcomes students back for in-person learning
The first day of school had a whole new look at Queen of the Rosary in Elk Grove Village.
Hundreds sign petition for Elk Grove Village-based Savage Bros. Co. to change logo
An online petition for a candy machine maker based in Elk Grove Village to change its “racist” logo has garnered over 600 signatures.
Man charged with murder in Elk Grove Village stabbing
A man has been charged in a fatal stabbing Tuesday in west suburban Elk Grove Village.
Person fatally stabbed in Elk Grove Village
A person was stabbed to death Tuesday in northwest suburban Elk Grove Village.
Man on bond for burglary is arrested after rash of home break-ins in Schaumburg
A 33-year-old Elk Grove Village man on bond for burglary in Schaumburg is in custody after more alleged break-ins in the northwest suburb.
Des Plaines woman run over and killed on I-290
A Des Plaines woman was killed on I-290 in Elk Grove Village.
Elk Grove Village brewery rolling out beer in honor of International Women's Day
Some suburban Chicago women are brewing up a beer to help other women.
Elk Grove Trustee candidate charged with battery
Jeff Ziemann, who is running for Elk Grove Village trustee, is charged with battery.
Elk Grove Village man gets 14 years in prison for 6th DUI conviction
Nazim Useni was sentenced to 14 years in prison Monday by Judge John Kinsella, according to a statement from the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office. A jury convicted Useni, 58, in September of felony aggravated DUI.
