Schaumburg

The city is now a little bit more festive, as the Waldorf Astoria Chicago hotel lit its tree Thursday night.

In Chicago's suburbs, all trick-or-treating is happening on Halloween this year, thanks to October 31st being a Sunday. Some locations are inviting children to go out as early as 1 p.m., and one city is allowing them to stay out until 8 p.m.

Officials announced Thursday that the last Sears store in Illinois, located at Woodfield Mall, will close its doors in November, according to a report from the Daily Herald.

"It was the single worst personal decision of my life; I have no excuse for my actions and wish that I could take them back."

Scattered, severe thunderstorms are possible across suburban Chicago late Saturday afternoon.

Stacia Landon, 32, was last seen in the 1400 block of South Plum Grove Road at about 6 p.m. July 18.

A 26-year-old man is facing charges in a shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway last August near Itasca.

The woman, 84, was upstairs when first responders arrived at 6 Treebark Drive shortly before 9:30. A police officer tried to rescue her but the smoke was too thick. Firefighters arrived and brought her out, but it was too late. A neighbor offered to help the husband afterwards since the house was uninhabitable.

Baseball is back in Schaumburg for the first time in a year and a half as the Boomers hosted their home opener against the Evansville Otters Thursday night.

Forty-seven rabbits, 15 of which are believed to be pregnant, were found inside a Schaumburg long-term hotel over the weekend.

A developer is looking to build a huge park at the old Motorola site in Schaumburg.

Illinois office workers will soon have a more convenient way of receiving the coronavirus vaccine.

A Chicago area burger chain is adding some edible enhancements to the menu, so you can get a "high" while you dine.

You're looking at baby Daniel. His parents live in China, but he was born to a surrogate in the Chicago area. Now he's caught in a Chinese Embassy paperwork snarl. He'll probably spend the first seven months of his life living with a temporary family before he can meet his real parents.

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Medieval Times in Schaumburg will be reopening its doors late next month.

Two men have been charged with robbing someone at gunpoint Thursday in the parking lot of the Schaumburg police station.