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Chicago Golf Club has a history that won't be lost on the all-time greats of the LPGA Tour who are playing this week.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on internet retail sales is expected to add $140 million in new tax revenue during the current fiscal year. But how much of that will make it back to your town?

Schaumburg trustees Tuesday approved a new three-year contract with the village's police command union, just two weeks after members of the separate clerical and support-staff union complained to the village board of working more than a year without a contract.

Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen doesn't give board a second chance to deny his expense reimbursement.

Long Grove's iconic covered bridge will be closed into next year to accommodate repairs to the span that sustained heavy damage due to a truck smashing through it soon after it became a national landmark in June, officials said at a village board meeting Tuesday night.

The agency that provides emergency communications services for dozens of DuPage police and fire departments soon will move into a new $15.8 million facility on the county's campus.

Still a few weeks shy of its second anniversary, Firehouse Dogs in Schaumburg has been named home of the best hot dog in Illinois by Travel + Leisure magazine.

An inmate at Lake County jail was charged with felony disorderly conduct after falsely claiming a female correctional officer inappropriately touched her during a pat down, authorities said Tuesday.

Buffalo Grove officials on Tuesday announced a new a public-private partnership with Woodman's Food Markets, Inc. to sponsor several events and help local non-profot organizations during Buffalo Grove Days.

Burlington Central Unit District 301 is seeking to fill several administrative vacancies for next school year.