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Ross Dress for Less has opened two new suburban locations in Elk Grove Village and St. Charles.

The Huntley Community School District 158 Thursday night appointed Lake in the Hills resident Ra'Shawn Walker to a vacant board seat.

Kenosha authorities are trying to identify a woman struck by lightning at the Country Thunder music festival in Wisconsin.

Flower delivery company FTD said CEO John Walden is stepping down immediately as the Downers Grove company starts looking at strategic alternatives that include possibly selling or merging.

A gateway project for Century Park in Vernon Hills is set to proceed.

A property owner's desire to rent out residential units to travelers has prompted West Dundee officials to consider allowing short-term lodging in the downtown district.

Cops and skateboarders might not be mortal enemies, but it's safe to say they don't always see eye to eye. Which makes this tale even better of a Schaumburg officer who went way out his way to help a local teen get back on his board.

The Kane County Fair opened to the public Thursday afternoon. The carnival midway opened Wednesday, and 4-H exhibitors have been on the grounds since Sunday.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says a Tennessee-based charity that claimed to send care packages to service members failed to ensure donations actually went to their intended recipients.

Food may be the main attraction but there's plenty more to the Antioch Taste of Summer. The fest kicked of Thursday and runs through Sunday, July, 22 on Orchard and Skidmore in downtown Antioch.