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What began as a standard village board review of a real estate development Monday night turned into a larger discussion on affordable housing in Arlington Heights.

Palatine village council members have approved a compromise in an effort to make it easier for a downtown Palatine condominium and commercial building owner to fill space initially projected for sales-tax-generating operations.

North Shore Gas is set to begin a project to replace gas lines for about 650 customers in Libertyville

A 19-year-old Waukegan man was charged with felony retail theft after police say he stole merchandise from several stores in Antioch, police said.

Suburban business leaders took to the fairways and greens of Inverness Golf Club on Monday not just to play a round on a warn summer day, but to boost efforts to create a more ethical marketplace for themselves and consumers.

Members of Ravinia's Steans Music Institute, which brings top young professional musicians from around the world together each summer, and will perform Tuesday at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in downtown Arlington Heights.

The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County is hosting an electronics-only recycling event from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday, July 21, at Harper College in Palatine.

Barrington Hills resident Matthew Hower has been appointed by Gov. Bruce Rauner to his first full, four-year term on the Teacher Retirement System board of trustees.

Democratic challenger Lauren Underwood raised more money than 14th Congressional District incumbent Republican Randy Hultgren in the latest quarter.

An 18-year-old St. Charles Township man is facing felony charges after police said they found him with a gun and illegal drugs in his vehicle Saturday night.