Suburban Connected

09/09/2025

District 58 foundation’s Oktoberfest brings a taste of Bavaria to Downers Grove

The Education Foundation of Downers Grove District 58 hosts its annual Oktoberfest this weekend in downtown Downers Grove

09/09/2025

3 charged with stealing $500K-plus from video gambling machines - Daily Herald

Three Chicago-area men have been charged with stealing more than $500,000 from video gambling machines at businesses throughout the suburbs. The Illinois attorney general’s office is prosecuting An...

08/09/2025

IDOT is studying a solution for traffic-prone corridor. "Nothing has been ruled out or in."

There’s little disagreement among Lake County residents that Route 120 is fraught with time-wasting, crash-causing gridlock. That’s why local and state officials have spent decades seeking a solut...

07/09/2025

Antioch mayor mulling GOP run for governor

Antioch Mayor Scott Gartner announced Sunday he is considering running for Illinois governor as a Republican in 2026, adding that he expects a final decision by the end of the month. “If I can gathe...

07/09/2025

'A very large gap for us to fill': Pantries struggle to meet surging demand amid federal cuts to food banks

The Glen House Food Pantry has a brass plaque inscribed with a Gaelic greeting, roughly translated as “a hundred thousand welcomes.” It was a prescient sign from the original home-turned-pantry in...

04/09/2025

Former Arlington Heights school nurse sentenced for misappropriating students' medicine

A former nurse charged with misappropriating medication prescribed for students at an Arlington Heights elementary school pleaded guilty Thursday to multiple counts of child endangerment, forgery and ...

04/09/2025

Woman charged with giving THC candy to 4 young kids at Wheeling park fails to appear in court

Streaming now at https://abc7.ws/484PqhJDagmara Rouse, who is charged with giving children THC candy at Pleasant Run/Four Acres Park in Wheeling, failed to a...

03/09/2025

Hoffman Estates approves 3-year contract with police officers' union

Hoffman Estates trustees Tuesday unanimously approved a three-year contract with the village’s police officers’ union retroactive to Jan. 1. The contract with Metropolitan Alliance of Police Chapt...

02/09/2025

Minooka data center to receive state tax breaks

The proposed Equinix Data Center coming to Minooka on Ridge Road will receive several tax benefits after being added to an enterprise zone operated by the Upper Illinois River Development

02/09/2025

Sen. Adriane Johnson Receives 2025 IARF Champion Award

31/08/2025

Union support ‘defining moment’ to resolving Round Lake District 116 budget issue

A “critical partnership” finalized this past week between Round Lake Area Unit District 116 and the union representing teachers and others will help resolve an $11 million budget gap and preserve ...

30/08/2025

Cary grants $10K to help restore 160-year-old apartment building

The new owner of a 160-year-old building in downtown Cary, now apartments, hopes to restore the exterior to its original state with help from a village grant that's usually reserved for businesses.