Hello Shawarma ribbon cutting on Touhy Avenue in Niles. (Photo submitted) Two new restaurants recently held ribbon-cutting ceremonies with the Niles Chamber of Commerce: Hello Shawarma, 5606 W. Touhy ...

Federal agents take a man into custody in Glenview on Robin Drive in October. (Photo submitted) A group of Glenview residents wanting Village President Mike Jenny to address Immigration and Customs ...

Screenshot from Thursday’s board meeting shows priority areas for district-wide improvement projects as ranked by recent feedback. As Township High School Dist. 214 continues to explore proposed ...

Metra will run a Holiday Train on the Union Pacific Northwest Line on Saturday, Dec. 13, but the tickets that will go on sale next Monday (Nov. 17) at noon tend to sell out fast. Like the CTA holiday ...

Maine West High School was shut down early Monday morning following the discovery of a water main break. The district used its automated text system to contact students and parents about the shutdown.

A new restaurant named Chubby Cattle will open in late summer 2026 at the location that had been occupied by Harley-Davidson in the village’s entertainment district, Mayor Brad Stephens announced last ...

While the No Kings rally in downtown Chicago drew an estimated quarter-million people on Saturday (Oct. 18), rallies in the north and northwest suburbs drew tens of thousands in total. A spokesperson ...

Maine South etched their name in the history books as the second state champion in IHSA history for girls flag football as the Hawks flew to a 26-6 win Saturday, Oct. 18 over Whitney Young at ...

Miss Illinois USA Nikolina Vujcic of Des Plaines (left), waves to the crowd from a float in the Des Plaines July 4th parade in 2025. (Journal photo) Des Plaines resident and 2020 Maine West High ...

Chicago-bound Union Pacific Northwest Line Metra train arrives at Uptown Park Ridge station (Photo by Igor Studenkov/Journal & Topics Reporter) Metra’s Board of Directors voted 10-1 to release next ...

A heated garage contains several types of Niles police squad cars, as seen during a station tour on Saturday, Sept. 13. Older cars were wrapped in black and white, while newer hybrid squad cars ...

As of 10 a.m. there have been nine arrests on Friday, Oct. 17 in connection with protests in suburban Broadview around the facility being used by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ...