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

For the first time in a few years, there are few questions about the Chicago Bears' offensive line. Here are a few interesting tidbits that we learned about the group this spring.

A motion was denied Friday to detain pre-trial a Chicago man accused of robbing at gunpoint a postal carrier, prosecutors said.

More than two months after a devastating fire at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Academy in Downers Grove, work has finally begun on the cleanup.

Chicago man accused of burglary, retail theft after stealing alcohol from Clarendon Hills Jewel

The crossing at Cass Avenue in Westmont is expected to be closed to both motorists and pedestrians from approximately 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 30.

The Westmont train station will temporarily close Aug. 26-27.

A Westmont man was charged Tuesday with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon after allegedly firing a gun on Cass Avenue, authorities said.

Bond was set at $200,000 Monday for a Chicago man currently on probation charged with possession of a loaded pistol with a 30-round extended magazine.

Solicitors are required to be permitted by the village, according to a news release from the village of Clarendon Hills.