Major components of the "Maine Flyer," a World War II C-54 Skymaster Navy aircraft with deep ties to the local community, are returning to Maine East High School in Park Ridge more than 80 years after ...

On January 24th, the Des Plaines Lions Club invites community members to learn about our mission and make an immediate difference by volunteering at our Eyeglasses Recycling Sort. The event will take ...

After U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-9th) announced last year she would not run for reelection in 2026, and 16 Democrats joined one already running in the upcoming primary, the money from outsiders ...

Elk Grove Village trustees Tuesday (Jan. 13) approved a $3,625,000 purchase and sale agreement with ComEd for village-owned property at Devon and Ridge avenues to build an electrical substation.

Wolf Road looking north from Drake Lane, just north of Cumberland Circle, toward Rand Road, yesterday morning (Tuesday). Markings on the road will help differentiate between parking and through lanes, ...

An engineering company has been hired by Des Plaines to conduct a study to determine if local homeowners and businesses are charged a fair amount of money for water and sewer services they receive ...

A candlelight vigil was held at Des Plaines' Metropolitan Square on Friday night (Jan. 9) in honor of Renee Nicole Macklin Good, 37, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis.

U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-3rd) during her September 2025 town hall in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood (Photo by Igor Studenkov/Journal & Topics Reporter) Incumbent U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-3rd ...

"No Kings" protest in downtown Chicago last June. Residents from Des Plaines, Mount Prospect and possibly other nearby communities will gather in downtown Des Plaines tomorrow (Friday) to participate ...

Niles Free Bus service could resume by the end of next month at the latest, Mayor George Alpogianis said today (Thursday), but if all goes as planned and service resumes, there would be some changes.

Steve Coogan in "The Penguin Lessons", one of the year's most underappreciated films. Every year that goes by, it gets more difficult, and arbitrary, to sort through the plethora of films I see to ...

Three Journal-area alums were on the Washington State football team in 2025, but none of them intend to be back in 2026. A coaching change led to the three wanting to move on from the program after ...