Hoffman Estates

13 miles of new trails opens in Cook County for mountain bikers, trail runners

Mountain bike riders and trail runners can take on a new challenge among the woodlands, grasslands and wetlands of Hoffman Estates.

October 19

Boy, 6, dies after rollover crash last weekend on Jane Addams Expressway

A 6-year-old boy from Rockford has died after he was injured in a rollover crash last weekend on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway.

June 17

8 injured, including 7 children, in Cook County rollover crash

Seven children were transported to local hospitals with various injuries, police said. Four of the children had serious to life-threatening injuries.

June 12

Gun found in backpack after 3 Hoffman Estates High School students arrested for fighting: police

Three students were arrested and one was found to be in possession of a handgun after a fight Friday morning at a high school in suburban Chicago.

May 13

Hoffman Estates woman gets 3 years in prison for starving 2 dogs to death

Sarah Gorski of Hoffman Estates will serve three years in prison. One of the dogs, Otis, weighed only 20 pounds at the time of his death when he should have weighed 70. The other dog, Bubba, weighed only 4 pounds.

April 14

Hoffman Estates hopes new Amazon center will boost local economy

The city of Hoffman Estates is hoping a new Amazon center will help boost the local economy by the next shopping season.

March 15

Barrington school bus driver James Dolan arrested for DUI after crash in Lake County

Deputies said they could tell James Dolan was drunk after he crashed a school bus carrying students from a suburban Chicago school. Luckily, no one was hurt.

February 20

Hoffman Estates home damaged by fire, but no one hurt

The Hoffman Estates Fire Department said that the fire at the two-story home on the 3400 block of Wilshire Drive was under control in less than ten minutes.

January 30

Deck fire causes $40K in damages to exterior of Hoffman Estates home

A structural fire caused about $40,000 of damage to the exterior of a Hoffman Estates home Friday night. 

January 22

Illinois nurse who treated first local COVID-19 patient speaks out 2 years later

“The day that I found out, it was very overwhelming,” Miller said. “I was scared.”

January 21

Suburban school district cancels January 3 classes because of COVID

In an alert sent to parents on January 2, District 300 Superintendent Susan Harkin said that staff would spend Monday trying to figure out how the latest surge in COVID cases will impact staffing and student attendance.

January 2

Salvation Army to host forum in Hoffman Estates after racism guide controversy

The Salvation Army is hosting a two-day racial justice forum in Illinois in an effort to "help alleviate the pain of suffering humanity within our communities and institutions" after the organization sparked controversy last month with a racism guide that it has since retracted.

December 20, 2021

Concealed carry holder shoots 2 teens who tried to carjack him in Hoffman Estates: police

Two 16-year-old boys were shot in suburban Chicago early Friday morning after allegedly trying to carjack a motorist at a gas station.

September 24, 2021

Illinois man says United flight had no A/C on tarmac, pilot passed out

A suburban man says his United Airlines pilot passed out because of the heat on Tuesday.

August 10, 2021

State says poor quality mammograms were performed at Hoffman Estates facility

The state is warning women who got a mammogram at a Hoffman Estates imaging facility to get a second opinion.

July 29, 2021