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B.Good, a fast-casual restaurant chain featuring natural and locally produced ingredients, aims to be the final dining component of the three-building outlot development outside Woodfield Mall called Woodfield Gatherings.

A longtime Bartlett High School chemistry teacher is scheduled to be in court Tuesday to face accusations he poured liquid nitrogen on a student's chest and groin during a science experiment this spring that left the student with burns to his groin and a finger.

Crews are creating a new turn lane at Stevenson High School's Port Clinton Road entrance.

Crews were scheduled Saturday morning to fix a water main break on West Main Street in Barrington.

Rolling Meadows Judge Hyman Riebman stepped off the bench Friday, but the Prospect Heights resident isn't really retiring. Not by a long shot.

Gurnee officials are getting high marks for the village's response to complaints about a man who used heavy machinery to clear trees from municipal land near his house without seeking permission.

• Przemyslaw Lelewer, 38, of Burbank, was arrested on an outstanding Cook County warrant for possession of ammunition without a Firearm Owner's Identification card about 8:26 p.m. Monday while he was walking along Route 38 near Peck Road, according to a sheriff's report.

A 56-year-old former Nevada woman has pleaded guilty to fraud and misbranded medical devices charges in a case alleging she sold unapproved weight loss and beauty products from China

Julia, a 1½-year-old golden retriever, is a trained comfort dog who joined the staff of King of Glory Lutheran Church in Elgin about two weeks ago.

Barrington Area Unit District 220 officials say the high school outdoor stadium's artifical turf field is nearing the end of its life and could be replaced within two years.