After about 2,000 people gathered in Arlington Heights last Saturday as part of the nationwide protests opposing President Donald Trump, local officials plan to review how the village handles such ...

Park Ridge Police Chief Robert Kampwirth addresses the Park Ridge Committee of the Whole on April 7, 2025 (Igor Studenkov/Journal & Topics Reporter) Park Ridge alderpersons decided to hold off on ...

It was destiny, in a way, that Megan Brownley would make history at Hersey High School. That’s what the girls water polo coach did Tuesday, April 2 as the Huskies beat Elk Grove 18-2 to give ...

It’s not every day you see a regular-season quad meet featuring the top four finishing state teams from the year prior, but that was the case in Lincolnshire last Friday. The teams competing ...

Maine West hosted their annual badminton invite Friday, April 4 in Des Plaines and went 1-1-1 in their three matches. Maine West beat Waukegan 5-3, lost 6-2 to Hoffman Estates and tied Joliet West ...

Protesters line the streets in Des Plaines at one of many suburban "Hands Off" protests in the Northwest Suburbs. (Photos courtesy Rick Young & Maria Rizzo/Des Plaines 4th Ward Residents ...

Ann Tennes After a full day of campaigning with her daughter Carly last Monday, Skokie mayoral candidate Ann Tennes felt she had a good chance of winning Tuesday’s (April 1) election. Her ...

With a tourism cost index lower than Italy, France, or Greece, some of the mildest winters in Europe, and a lack of extreme summer crowds and heat, southern Spain is a worthy winter travel ...

An 84-year-old female driving an Acura lost control of her vehicle and struck five other vehicles at Niles' Civic Center Drive car wash Friday afternoon (April 4). Niles police said the crash took ...

A Jewel grocery store and parking lot in the Northwest suburbs in 2020. (Journal photo) An ordinance widely anticipated to be adopted by municipalities in the state, imposing a local 1% grocery ...

The continuation of the city of Des Plaines’ grocery tax is expected to be approved at tonight’s (Monday) city council meeting. Last year, the state of Illinois phased out the state-level ...

One of the many popular conventions held in the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. (Journal file photo) It was and will continue to be a busy time in Rosemont when four conferences ...