Despite objections from some neighbors and a negative recommendation by the city’s planning and zoning commissioners, the Elgin City Council has approved a plan for a new 7 Brew drive-through coffee shop on the city’s east side.
Halloween is on Saturday, Oct. 31, and over 100 towns in the suburbs have set trick-or-treating hours. Some towns also are hosting downtown trick-or-treating events.
A pioneering measure taken 40 years ago to redevelop Libertyville’s downtown area is officially finished and the results speak for themselves, officials say.
Here is a summary of the Daily Herald’s endorsements in races of local interest in the Nov. 3 election.
Goodwill plans to open a 24,000-square-foot store and donation center in a former Sears Hardware location that has been vacant for 20 years. The store at 110 Biesterfield Road in Elk Grove Village is targeted for an early spring opening.
The owner of a coffee shop located inside Elmhurst’s Metra station is facing charges of selling methamphetamine, authorities said Thursday.
While Halloween temperatures can vary greatly in Chicago— from 84 degrees in 1950 to 25 in 2019 — experts say the area is likely to see higher temperatures overall in the future due to man-made climate change.
A repurposed office building with ties to downtown Elgin’s storied past is now home to The Bottle Department, a new bar offering more than 250 craft beers.