Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

A bus tour led by Illinois Democratic senators made a stop in Joliet to speak out against cuts to social programs proposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. 

The 62nd season of Mid-Suburban League football began as a pair of teams from opposite divisions completed their home-and-home two-year series. Hoffman Estates beat Buffalo Grove 35-24.

A Washington man who police said was wanted on a Chicago homicide and a Cary woman were arrested Tuesday after an hourslong police search and standoff in Lake Barrington, officials said.

A fire caused significant damage to an office building in Fox River Grove overnight Saturday night.

Lamar Johnson Collaborative has worked on comprehensive plans for Waukegan and Buffalo Grove, according to Joliet city staff.

As the 2024 presidential election approaches, Illinois appears likely to join most of the rest of the country in requiring that the state’s Electoral College votes go to the winner of the state’s popular election.

A 79-year-old Fox River Grove man was killed and three teens injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night in Lincolnshire, police said.

Hersey hosted Buffalo Grove in Week 5 football on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 in Arlington Heights.

Volunteerism has about doubled since the Northern Illinois Food Bank operation moved to a repurposed building nearly triple in size.

State Senators Adriane Johnson and Julie Morrison are encouraging residents to join them at their legislative town hall in Buffalo Grove on June 28.

State Sen. Adriane Johnson is seeking motivated, community-minded high school and college students to serve in her district office as interns.

Those charged with felonies the week of April 23, 2023, by the Algonquin, Cary, Crystal Lake, Harvard, Hebron, Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, McHenry, Spring Grove and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

McHenry, Lake, Ogle, Winnebago and Boone counties could see 5 to 8 inches overnight in Saturday, the National Weather Service warned in a winter storm warning Friday.

During Human Trafficking Awareness Month and in her efforts to address the global epidemic of modern slavery, state Sen. Adriane Johnson supports the local short film premiere of “Lost N Found.”

Those charged with felonies the week of Jan. 8, 2023, by the Algonquin, Cary, Crystal Lake, Fox River Grove, Harvard, Johnsburg, Spring Grove and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

A series of 911 calls made by Vera and Andrei Kisliak were released Friday, shedding additional light on how problems in their estranged marriage escalated in the months leading up to the murders.

A Buffalo Grove woman who, along with her two daughters, was slain by her estranged husband was remembered by friends and neighbors Friday as an attentive, loving mother.

A public memorial service for a Buffalo Grove mother and two young daughters who police say were murdered by her estranged husband last month will take place Friday.

While most of northern Illinois saw rain Friday morning, snow fell in McHenry and Lake counties where the National Weather Service predicted 2 to 4 inches.

A Buffalo Grove man murdered his wife, mother and two young daughters before taking his own life last week in the family home, police said Monday, ending days of uncertainty over the tragic killings.

All the family members found dead in a Buffalo Grove home this week had been stabbed multiple times, authorities said Friday. But Buffalo Grove police remained tight-lipped about who might have been responsible.

In the midst of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, state Sen. Adriane Johnson reminds Illinois residents of the importance of cancer screenings and preventative measures.

Lyons Township junior running back Jack Cheney, who missed all of last season with an injury, made a spectacular return with 230 yards and four touchdowns as the visiting Lions rallied past Buffalo Grove 38-35.

Chicago Johnny's, located at 9180 Trinity Drive in Lake in the Hills, is open Thursdays and Saturdays. (Photo courtesy of Josh Downey)

Needy Vernon Township families will have to find alternative means of housing and utility support with the ending of the Federal Government’s CARES Act on Dec. 31.