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Vernon Hills High School Principal Jon Guillaume received a three-year contract extension this week.

A medical marijuana dispensary formally opened its doors Wednesday in Arlington Heights -- relocating to a highly visible corridor from a hidden industrial park in Schaumburg.

Naperville gardeners who grow a pollinator garden outside a post office worry the postal service soon could remove the plants.

Jim Craig is known for his creative cardboard boats shaped like a huge guitar, a power drill, even a motorcycle. After a six-year hiatus, the Glen Ellyn resident returns this weekend to the Lake Ellyn Cardboard Regatta with a pair of hand-made corrugated Mini Coopers.

St. Charles man injured when motorcycle hits tree.

Lisle's Eyes to the Skies festival doesn't officially open until Friday, but carnival fans already have something to celebrate.

Elgin Councilman Rich Dunne said he's moving to Washington state. He announced his upcoming resignation Wednesday night.

A box truck crashed into the historic Long Grove covered bridge Wednesday afternoon, just two weeks after the bridge was made a historic landmark.

Fourteen recently naturalized U.S. citizens were honored Wednesday at the 20th annual citizen recognition ceremony in Elgin.

Preparations are in the home stretch for the Palatine Jaycees Hometown Fest, which kicks off Friday in Community Park and runs through Independence Day.