'A new kind of entertainment': Rosemont virtual reality venue opens Friday
Rosemont’s 26,000-square-foot immersive art venue, which opens Friday, offers virtual reality expeditions through ancient Egypt and Earth’s evolution history.
Report: Progress toward goals adequate, but better management of grant to stop school violence needed
A federal agency says the Lake County Regional Office of Education has shown adequate progress toward the goals of a $1 million grant to stop violence in schools but needs to improve grant management and administration.
Memorial of flowers, toy cars and more honors Wheeling teen fatally injured in crash
A large, roadside memorial has formed in Buffalo Grove near the site of a crash that left a suburban teen dead last week.
'Trying to build a community': Three bourbon lovers bring auction house/bar Aged in Oak to Vernon Hills
“This is something we are truly passionate about,” partner James Hall says about Aged in Oak, the recently opened establishment that marries a bar with a bourbon auction house in Vernon Hills.
Planned industrial buildings in Schaumburg require demolition of 19 unincorporated homes
A proposal for a pair of industrial buildings between Wintrust Field and Experior Logistics’ new trucking headquarters in southwest Schaumburg will require the demolition of all 19 houses along unincorporated Long Avenue.
U-46 plans to spend $963M in 2025-26 school year, including major construction projects
The Elgin Area School District U-46 board on Monday approved a $963.2 million spending plan for fiscal year 2026.
Oath Keepers founder, Jan. 6 planner speaks at Elgin church after 3 other venues cancel amid outcry
A Geneva-based conservative group successfully scrambled Tuesday to find a venue to host Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers and a convicted Jan. 6 organizer.
Suburban private schools were told they earned Blue Ribbon awards. Then the Department of Education axed the program
Ten Catholic schools and two other suburban Christian schools, that recently were told they met the criteria for the prestigious National Blue Ribbon School Award, are celebrating the win despite the U.S. Department of Education ending the program.
Citing federal 'uncertainty,' Illinois issues separate COVID-19 vaccine guidelines for fall
Illinois widens approvals for COVID-19 shots, says CDC foments “confusion and uncertainty.”
Durbin hopes to meet with ICE this week about Chicago-area raids
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he is hoping to meet with ICE this week about their operations in the Chicago area after federal officials have left Illinois in the dark about immigration enforcement.