Republican Party committeepersons chose candidates to run for five Cook County Board of Commissioners seats, including two seats that fall within the Journal & Topics coverage area, in the November ...

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, who has represented the area’s 5th Congressional District since 2009, officially kicked off his campaign for Chicago mayor on Saturday (June 27) -- even as is still trying to ...

In celebration of the village of Rosemont’s 70th anniversary and America’s 250th anniversary, a "Rockin' in the USA” 4th of July weekend music festival will be held July 2-4 at the village’s ...

A 30-year-old man from west suburban Roselle has been charged with Resisting a Police Officer and Battery after he allegedly hit a hand of a police officer who was trying to handcuff him on June 23 at ...

A special Mount Prospect Elementary School Dist. 57 meeting was expected to be held Monday (June 29) in order to remove mold recently located at Westbrook School, 103 Busse Rd.

The Des Plaines Park District will host a public meeting on Wednesday, July 15 at West Park beginning at 6 p.m. Officials will meet with district consultant JSD of Des Plaines at that time to discuss ...

Elk Grove Village VFW Post 9284 will soon move into a new home in the former FedEx store at 960 Elk Grove Town Center, Post ...

Demolition began last month at the former Signode Campus, a 56-acre industrial site, at 3600 to 3700 West Lake Avenue, near ...

It was the common people of Philadelphia who were the first to hear the words of the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago. They stood in front of what is now named Independence Hall and listened ...

Palatine Township Elementary School Dist. 15 board member Lisa Beth Szczupaj resigned following Tuesday’s (June 30) board meeting, citing professional and family commitments that prevent her from ...

A culex mosquito, which can carry West Nile virus. The first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in the area this summer were trapped in Glenview in mid-June, officials announced. A batch ...

Without question, Angelina Jolie has led a storybook life with one success story after another, the daughter of a famous movie star (Jon Voight), winning an Oscar plus countless other awards, serving ...