U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-3rd) during her September 2025 town hall in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood (Photo by Igor Studenkov/Journal & Topics Reporter) Incumbent U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-3rd ...

"No Kings" protest in downtown Chicago last June. Residents from Des Plaines, Mount Prospect and possibly other nearby communities will gather in downtown Des Plaines tomorrow (Friday) to participate ...

Niles Free Bus service could resume by the end of next month at the latest, Mayor George Alpogianis said today (Thursday), but if all goes as planned and service resumes, there would be some changes.

The Chicago Wolves and the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois (AHAI) announced Thursday (Jan. 8) that the American Hockey League franchise will be the new host of the Illinois State High School ...

Christmas trees dragged onto the ice on Lake Glenview to later sink and become fish habitat. (Anna Ables/Glenview Park Dist.) The Glenview Park District and the village of Glenview have launched a ...

Steve Coogan in "The Penguin Lessons", one of the year's most underappreciated films. Every year that goes by, it gets more difficult, and arbitrary, to sort through the plethora of films I see to ...

Kingdom Impact Theater Ministries will present an interactive performance of “Strollin’ Down MLK” on Monday, Jan. 19, at Prince of Peace United Methodist Church in Elk Grove Village to honor the ...

Artist's rendering of future look of Chase Plaza in Buffalo Grove. The first phase in the redevelopment of Chase Plaza at the northeast corner of Lake Cook and Arlington Heights roads in Buffalo Grove ...

Prospect traveled to Unity Christian School in Decatur, about a three-hour drive away from Prospect High School, for the Unity Christian New Year’s Duals in boys wrestling Friday-Saturday, Jan. 2-3 -- ...

Three Journal-area alums were on the Washington State football team in 2025, but none of them intend to be back in 2026. A coaching change led to the three wanting to move on from the program after ...

Willows Academy girls basketball didn’t play any games from Dec. 18, 2025-Jan. 1, 2026, but they returned to the court Friday, Jan. 2 with a pair of games in the fifth annual Willows Academy Holiday ...

Maine South wrapped up the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic with a 58-47 win over Burlington Central to finish the boys basketball tournament 2-2. The Hawks led by as much as 17 points in the third ...