Three Chicago juveniles have been charged after authorities say they fired shots from a moving vehicle on a Mount Prospect street in broad daylight, prompting a multi-agency response that tracked the ...

It was the common people of Philadelphia who were the first to hear the words of the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago. They stood in front of what is now named Independence Hall and listened ...

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U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, who has represented the area’s 5th Congressional District since 2009, officially kicked off his campaign for Chicago mayor on Saturday (June 27) -- even as is still trying to ...

Republican Party committeepersons chose candidates to run for five Cook County Board of Commissioners seats, including two seats that fall within the Journal & Topics coverage area, in the November ...

Nearly 40 years ago (Aug. 13, 1979), the roof of the Rosemont Horizon collapsed killing five and injuring over a dozen others. The arena was eventually rebuilt, and lives on today as Allstate Arena.

A 30-year-old man from west suburban Roselle has been charged with Resisting a Police Officer and Battery after he allegedly hit a hand of a police officer who was trying to handcuff him on June 23 at ...

The Jesse White Tumblers perform during last year's Des Plaines July 4th parade. Three musical bands, jugglers, Uncle Sam and Betsy Ross impersonators, and the Jesse White Tumblers will headline Des ...

The Macerich Company, owner of the fashion outlet mall in Rosemont, will continue charging customers to park in its large adjacent parking garage. Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens recently met with ...

Niles police are out in force working overtime to crack down on impaired drivers and seatbelt violations ahead of the Independence Day holiday. The safety campaign runs through Monday, July 6, ...

The Union Pacific Northwest Line, Metra’s second-busiest line, won’t operate on Sunday, July 19 due to the maintenance of another line that crosses its tracks near downtown Des Plaines.