Affy Tapple Beer returns to Chicago this fall
A local company's take on a caramel apple beer was so popular, it is back this fall.
Affy Tapple Beer returns to Chicago
Both the apples and the beer will be available at a big release party Oct. 2 and Oct. 3 at Powers Park in Lake Zurich.
Chicago letter carriers stage protest over unsafe working conditions
Postal workers say they have had enough and are staging a protest over unsafe working conditions.
Letter carriers stage protest over safety concerns in Chicago
The letter carriers usually start their day around 6:30 a.m. Now, in Chicago, they will start two hours later due to concerns over safety.
Hundreds rally on eve of Niles library vote
To say things are contentious between the Niles-Maine District Library Board and members of the community would be an understatement.
Rally to restore funding, hours at Niles library
To say things are contentious between the Niles-Maine District Library Board and members of the community would be an understatement.
Man and woman charged with leaving Niles spa without paying, assaulting employee
A man and woman were arrested for assaulting a spa employee after they were confronted about not paying for services at the business in suburban Niles, according to police.
Former Chicago police officer to pitch product to Walmart
A former Chicago police officer is getting the chance to sell his product in the nations biggest retailer, Walmart.
Niles man gets 27-year sentence for extorting porn from teen girl
A suburban Chicago man was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for threatening to publish sexually explicit images of an underage girl unless she sent him additional photos and videos of herself.
13-year-old sent shooting threat to Emerson Middle School; Niles police investigate
A 13-year-old boy was identified as the person who sent an email to administrators at Emerson Middle School threatening to “shoot up the school.”
Suburban police looking for suspects after attack at spa
Niles police are looking for a man who attacked a spa employee after he and a woman stiffed the place.
Increase in thefts forces suburban libraries to protect Dr. Seuss books
A suburban Chicago library says that someone walked off with some of the Dr. Seuss books that are going out of print.
Chicago man charged in carjacking in suburban Niles: police
A 21-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a Jan. 21 carjacking in suburban Niles, according to Niles police.
Chicago teen arrested, wanted in connection with multiple armed robberies: police
Niles police announced charges against a 16-year-old boy of Chicago who is wanted in connection with a number of armed robberies in Chicago and suburban cities, including an armed robbery Jan. 21 in suburban Niles.
Two men carjack woman in Niles after failing to steal a car from a man
The two men first tried to steal a car from a 62-year-old man, but he started to yell and they took off. Then they found a woman who had just parked her car inside her garage, grabbed her keys and took off.
Men cut driver off, rob her at gunpoint in Niles
A woman was in her vehicle about 12:16 p.m. in the 8000 block of Ballard Road when three males in a light-colored SUV pulled up in front of her, Niles police said in a statement.
Niles Army veteran suing Walmart, Amazon for using his image without consent
From fighting for his country to waging a war against corporate America, a Niles veteran says he has been re-traumatized by Amazon and Walmart after the companies sold his image for profit.
Hacked websites, hate speech hit suburban Chicago schools
Students at two suburban Chicago school districts were exposed to hate speech and lewd material this week after hackers apparently infiltrated both districts’ websites, school officials said.
Niles man fights off robbers with an Irish fighting stick
Don’t mess with Dan Donovan or you might get the luck of the Irish upside your head.
Wisconsin man charged with burglary of Niles bowling alley
A Wisconsin man is accused of breaking into a bowling alley Wednesday in north suburban Niles.