Fire rips through commercial building in unincorporated Elgin, Illinois
A fire left a building in ruins in unincorporated Elgin northwest of Chicago this past weekend. At 4:15…
Chicago-area pediatrician charged with sexually assaulting 16-year-old with intellectual disability
article Trevor Roston | Kane County State’s Attorney ELGIN, Ill. – A Chicago man who worked as a…
South Elgin’s Bear Family selling McDonald’s franchise chain
South Elgin’s Bear Family Restaurants is selling all of its McDonald’s restaurants, rebranding as BFRx Hospitality and starting…
On day of Kristi Noem visit, immigration agents tear gas Elgin crowd
Federal immigration agents deployed tear gas and pepper spray Saturday on a crowd that gathered to protest a…
Chicago Public School students rally against ICE sweeps
Cheers of “Viva la Raza” and “Viva Mexico” echoed down East Wacker Drive, bouncing off the skyscrapers back…
Elgin man who is a US citizen was briefly detained in latest Chicago-area ICE blitz
An Elgin man who was born in the United States said he was handcuffed, questioned and placed in…
Study finds Kaegi has improved fairness in Cook County property assessments
Assessor Fritz Kaegi has “clearly improved” the fairness of Cook County’s property tax assessment system over his two…
Cook County public health head fired for not renewing medical license
The former leader of Cook County’s Public Health Department, who was quietly terminated late last year, has reached…
Toni Preckwinkle picks new Cook County Forest Preserves boss
After a year and a half without a permanent leader, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has nominated…