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Scott Filipek, a Mount Prospect police detective and member of the Illinois Air National Guard, was sworn in as an Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school board member Thursday night.

Grammy-nominated country music recording artist and songwriter Eric Paslay will perform at Arlington International Racecourse Saturday, Aug. 11, during the International Festival of Racing.

The city council is expected to vote Monday on terms of a deal to sell about 10 acres of vacant city land, just south of Chicago Executive Airport, to Conor Commercial Real Estate.

Geneva may offer financial aid to a company that wants to open a Dunkin' Donuts on the site of a former gasoline station. The committee of the whole will review the proposal at its meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at city hall, 22 S. First St.

Antioch residents should steer clear of a large sinkhole that opened in downtown Antioch due to heavy rains, authorities said.

A Schaumburg police officer resigned Friday after being charged with driving under the influence and failure to reduce speed when the car he was driving while off duty struck a tree in Schaumburg in the early morning.

While a suburban couple says they needed to start emergency repairs on an 86-year-old former coach home on their property as a request for a permit to fix it was pending and didn't mean to do anything wrong, a local government's denial is expected to force demolition of the structure.

A purposefully designed pizza place that even includes an indoor olive tree opens July 13 in downtown Naperville as MidiCi Neapolitan Pizza.

Some people in a Gurnee neighborhood aren't happy after a man used a bulldozer to clear trees from village land near his home without first seeking permission. "Our neighborhood looks horrible now. Our curb appeal is ruined and our property values are shot," said neighbor Martin Peters.

Geneva mayor plans to appoint a replacement alderman Monday night.