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‘Too many positives’: Despite residents’ concerns, Costco plan moving forward in Des Plaines

Plans for a Costco Business Center and a Costco-branded gas station on Des Plaines’ southeast side got a tentative go-ahead from the city council Monday.

Police officers cleared in fatal Batavia shootout

A man who died in a standoff with police in Batavia killed himself, and officers were justified in shooting at him, the Kane County state’s attorney announced Tuesday.

The Illinois Department of Human Services disclosed recently that it mistakenly uploaded private health-related information about hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans to a publicly accessible website and left it there for more than three years before it discovered the mistake.

Illinois Department of Human Services reports yearslong data breach

The Illinois Department of Human Services disclosed recently that it mistakenly uploaded private health-related information about hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans to a publicly accessible website and left it there for more than three years before it discovered the mistake.

Pastor Andre Allen of Lake Villa delivers a speech during the Martin Luther King Jr. 40th Annual Prayer Breakfast in 2025. This year’s event will take place Jan. 17.

‘Freedom isn’t automatic’: Elgin to honor MLK’s legacy with annual prayer breakfast

For the 41st year, community members in Elgin will meet to honor the spirit and memory of Martin Luther King Jr. with their annual prayer breakfast Jan. 17 at Elgin Community College.

Union Pacific locomotives lead a train through Des Plaines near the Wolf Road crossing. UP is seeking to merge with Norfolk Southern, which has prompted pushback from rival freight carriers.

Railroads say freight merger application falls short; UP says rivals are grandstanding

Four major railroads tell feds UP, Norfolk Southern’s paperwork doesn’t prove their proposed merger is in the public interest and omits key details.

A student signs a yearbook in the hallway of Arlington High School on the last day of classes in June 1984. Paper records from the shuttered Arlington Heights school will soon be digitized by Northwest Suburban High School District 214.

Student records from closed Arlington, Forest View high schools to be digitized, then shred

Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is digitizing and shredding old student records from two closed high schools, Arlington and Forest View.

Controversial development plans for Cary Maplewood property are still on

Despite a public notice posted by the village seeking additional applicants, developers have not walked away from their proposal to redevelop the former Maplewood Elementary School property in Cary.

Laura Fine

Laura Fine launches TV ad in bid for 9th congressional seat

Congressional candidate Laura Fine on Tuesday announced her first TV commercial for her 9th District campaign -- and the story it tells is a very personal one.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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