Here’s our guide to July 4 fireworks displays in the Chicago area, with shows from almost a hundred communities.

Former Oakton College athletic director and longtime coach Tom Jorndt received the National Junior College Athletic ...

No one was injured Sunday when ashes from a bonfire set the detached garage of a Des Plaines house ablaze, authorities said. The fire was reported shortly before 2 p.m. on the 1900 block of ...

Des Plaines’ favorite summer festival is fast approaching. Taste of Des Plaines will return to the city’s downtown on June 13-14 with two days of live music, food, and activities for all ages.

The Oct. 27 program at Flint Hill Cemetery honors the memory of the 165 veterans—from Civil War to 20th century wars—buried at the historic Oakton site. The marker dedication begins at 6 p.m ...

DES PLAINES, Ill. — Even at a place meant for eternal rest, you can find those with the drive to soldier on. “It means a lot to me to serve veterans. They did a lot for us and it’s time to ...

Oakton High School’s Performing Arts Department is the recipient of a Virginia Music Educators Association Blue Ribbon School Award for 2011-2012. This award is also known as "the Performing ...

DES PLAINES, Ill. — An 18-year-old from Des Plaines was arrested and charged after firing shots at a moving vehicle. Des Plaines police officers responded to the 1800 block of Ash St. on reports ...

on the north side of the Des Plaines River (right) looking southwest Thursday afternoon, May 29, 2025. Brian Ernst/Sun-Times Share This week’s top photo comes from Director of Digital Operations ...

Skokie police advised the Skokie Public Library, Oakton College, schools, businesses and residents near downtown Skokie to shelter in place Monday morning after a man was reported waving a firearm ...

It’s been going on for years, with the fight being fought on various fronts, with the format of the College Football Playoff now the battlefield. The SEC, along with the Big Ten, is posturing ...