Elk Grove Village Police Southbound lanes of Meacham Road at California Avenue in Elk Grove Village were closed the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 25 after a two-vehicle crash before the evening rush, ...

Dominik Bronakowski A member of the Des Plaines Planning & Zoning Commission says he's in the running for city clerk as the race for the four-year elected seat shapes up to be a contested one. Dominik ...

Outgoing Kenneth Young Center CEO Grace Hong Duffin (left) with the center's CFO and interim CEO Steven Gaydos (right).

An 83-year-old Elk Grove Village woman who appeared to have been struck by her own vehicle in her own driveway later died. Police said it was unclear as to how the accident unfolded. The woman, ...

The Park Ridge Pickleball Club (PRPC) held its seventh annual TomTom Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 21. With over 70 ...

Glenview Public Safety Dispatch telecommunicators work at their desks in Glenview Village Hall fielding 911 calls. (Tom ...

Febin Thomas, owner of a BP gas station in Des Plaines (center), takes a celebratory photo with employees, Abdul Gaffar (left ...

Visitors to Saturday's open house get a close look at the driver's seat of a Des Plaines fire truck. (Photos for George Almaraz/Special to the Journal) The Des Plaines Fire Department hosted its ...

Benet Academy won the boys golf East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) title with an unbelievable 286 score, but the girls team at Benet also won the ESCC crown, with a 347 score, Monday, Sept. 23 ...

Hersey's Colton Gumino warms up Friday night at Glenbrook South. (Photo by Christian Kallio) After starting the season 0-2, ...

St. Viator boys golf shot a strong 300 to finish runner-up at the East Suburban Catholic Conference (ESCC) championship Monday, Sept. 23 at Highland Woods (par 72) in Hoffman Estates, but they were no ...

Des Plaines has a golden opportunity on its hands from our point of view -- quite literally. Right outside the Journal & Topics offices on Lee Street is an empty lot, or what were once lots (with an ...