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Park Ridge provisionally OKs $861,000 bid for security upgrades
The Park Ridge City Council provisionally approved a construction bid package for security upgrades at city hall at its Committee of the Whole meeting on May 20. The bid package, costing $861,000, will include all the work done on safety and security upgrades to city hall. The work will mostly be done in staff spaces and not the City Council chambers. The construction bid package, made up of ...
Postal worker and suburban chihuahua enjoy special bond dating back to 2021
It’s been said that mail carriers and dogs don’t mix, but one relationship in Hoffman Estates is debunking that myth. Six days a week, long-haired chihuahua Frannie can be found waiting by the front door of her home. When a mail vehicle pulls up, Frannie takes off, running...
Arlington Heights unveils 2024 Sounds of Summer Concerts lineup
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - The Village of Arlington Heights announced the lineup for the 2024 Sounds of Summer Concerts this week. From June 6 until Aug. 29 on Thursday evenings, the concert series will take place at Harmony Park. With a total of 12 concerts lined up, attendees can expect a diverse range of musical genres to captivate audiences from 7 to 8:30 p.m. each week.
3 injured, 2 critically, in motorcycle, minivan crash in McHenry County, fire officials say
Three people were injured, two critically, in a crash Saturday afternoon in the north suburbs. It happened on the same street where a woman was killed in another crash earlier this month.
Marengo Woman Seriously Injured in Route 176 Collision with Dump Truck in McHenry County
A Marengo woman, aged 29, sustained serious injuries after a two-vehicle collision on Illinois Route 176 at Union Road last Thursday morning, according to the McHenry County Sheriff's Office. The crash, which occurred at approximately 10:13 a.m. in unincorporated Union, involved a 2021 Dodge Durango and a 2001 International Dump Truck.
Village of Mundelein starts banner tributes to local veterans
MUNDELEIN, Ill. (CBS)—With Memorial Day approaching, northwest suburban Mundelein is gearing up for a year-round tribute to veterans.The village started a street banner initiative to give families a sense of solace and allow the community to participate.Jenny Tomlin always knew her father, Vietnam War veteran Robert K. Pflug, was looking over her since he died in 2018."You couldn't go anywhere without running into ten people he knew. Going to the carnival was always, walk 10 feet, here's three people he knew," said Tomlin. "Walk ten more feet, it was like three more people. It's like, 'Dad, we wanna go on the...
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