Downtown Wauconda will be filled with music and dancing Saturday for the 26th annual Street Dance. Courtesy of Wauconda Area Chamber of Commerce Most people likely wouldn’t want to spend the night on a cot in a concrete block cell. And that’s the point of a new program being introduced for the annual Street Dance … Read more
Thousands of worshippers filed through St. Joseph’s Chapel Wednesday to see a new sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe on its first U.S. stop at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines as part of an international tour. The chapel opened to the public following a Mass. John Starks/[email protected] A life-size … Read more
Alan J. Hanke of Crystal Lake A Crystal Lake man due to be sentenced next week in connection with an $8 million Ponzi scheme is trying to take back a guilty plea in which he admitted to defrauding a local veterans’ organization. Alan J. Hanke, 61, pleaded guilty in McHenry County court July 24 to … Read more
The Shell gas station on Route 14 near Palatine Road in Palatine is advertising gas at $3.79 for a gallon of regular on Wednesday. John Starks/[email protected] Perhaps we celebrated too soon. Gas prices that hit a sweet spot a few weeks ago are now back at irritating levels with the Labor Day holiday looming. … Read more
Starting Friday at 7:15 p.m. at the Barrington Moretti’s, Rob Swiderski of Barrington will run 80 miles continuously in an effort to raise $25,000 for the Basket Brigade of Suburban Chicago. The group provides meals for families in need throughout the suburbs at Thanksgiving. Rick West/[email protected] For Rob Swiderski, going the extra mile isn’t … Read more
Martha Mueller Martha Mueller will take back her seat on the Glenbard High School District 87 school board after what one official has called a “big misunderstanding.” Mueller will be sworn in at the next board meeting on Sept. 8, two months after she emailed her resignation, only to attempt to rescind it less than … Read more
Mundelein will spend more than a half-million dollars for a pedestrian bridge and other work at Courtland Commons park. Courtesy of Mundelein Mundelein will spend more than a half-million dollars for a pedestrian bridge and other improvements at a popular park — and not all the trustees are happy about it. The work is slated … Read more
Some signs of familiarity join a Schaumburg municipal campus experiencing construction of a new village hall as this weekend’s Septemberfest carnival is set up. Brian Hill/[email protected] Having already seen Septemberfest compromised twice by the pandemic at the beginning of the decade, Schaumburg officials are determined it won’t be by the more deliberate decision to … Read more
DuPage County, which has its government campus in Wheaton, will spend up to $147,00 on lobbyists in Springfield, under agreements approved by the county board Tuesday. Brian Hill/[email protected] DuPage County will spend up to $147,000 to have a pair of lobbying firms represent their interests in Springfield for another year. County board members on … Read more
Evanston native Alex Moore, communications director for U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky will debut as castaway on the CBS series Survivor, Season 49, scheduled to air Sept. 24. Photo: Robert Voets/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CBS On any given day, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s Communications Director Alex Moore is busy issuing press releases … Read more