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An airplane and a fuel truck collided Tuesday morning at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling, but no one was injured, officials said.

A 6-year-old Cary boy is in stable condition after a boat struck him Sunday afternoon in the Fox River near Fox River Grove, authorities said Tuesday morning.

The village of Bartlett and Bartlett Rotary Club will host their National Night Out Annual Blood Drive from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 28, inside village hall.

Mount Prospect police are accepting applications for the department's next Citizens Police Academy, which begins Sept. 10 and will continue with weekly three-hour sessions every Monday through Nov. 19.

USGA organizers and Chicago Golf Club members are recapping their top moments from a new major and starting the process of returning the historic venue to its usual, quiet ambience.

Rolling Meadows employees including secretaries, inspectors and public works staff are now working under labor agreements -- the first time those workers have been covered by union contracts in the city's history.

Geneva businesses can soon allow customers to bring in pets, but only if they display a sign saying it is OK to do so.

The village will spend $63,535 to add more flowers and plants along the East Grand Avenue business corridor.

Looking ahead at an anticipated budget shortfall in future years, St. Charles aldermen on Monday supported increasing the taxes placed on alcohol sales and hotel rentals in the city.

Concerned about the proliferation of video gambling machines in town, Wauconda officials are investigating ways to limit future gambling expansion.