A federal appeals court said Monday that prosecutors are free to retry former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and former lobbyist Michael McClain on charges related to a scheme to influence ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Des Plaines officials are easing restrictions on signs advertising cannabis-related businesses.

Hoffman Estates village board members Monday heard from 13 critics of the proposed rezoning of the 186-acre Plum Farms property for a possible data center campus.

West Dundee is ramping up its efforts to redevelop the site of the former Spring Hill Mall, using a computer model of what it could look like with housing and stores.

Whole Foods may be moving into The Clove in Buffalo Grove, but it wont be using the whole space as a conventional retail grocery store.

Sleeping fire personnel escaped injury early Tuesday when a vehicle crashed into Wauconda Fire District Station 1 resulting in extensive damage.

Two former Wheaton College football players drowned in Lake Michigan Saturday, according to multiple media reports.

This edition of the High Five looks at the top boys prep sports performances of the school year.

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit for the cycle Monday at Wrigley Field, but the Cubs had trouble getting big hits with runners on base. That might sound familiar.

A long-awaited $4.5 million intersection upgrade at Algonquin and New Wilke roads on the Arlington Heights-Rolling Meadows border is finally moving forward after two decades of planning.

A Sleepy Hollow man has been denied pretrial release following the alleged roadway battery of a 61-year-old motorist.

Napervilles planning and zoning commission has backed plans for a Pulte Homes duplex project, but the advisory vote was not unanimous. Others prize the property as it is heavily wooded green space.

Mundelein police Monday released bodycam video of a deadly officer-involved shooting last month that has led to calls for the officers firing and a planned protest outside village hall later this week.

Barrington Village board members recently approved a $10,000 raise for Village Manager Scott Anderson.

More than two years since the death of Barrington High School student Marin Lacson, Barrington community members are still waiting for pedestrian safety gates at the Hough Street crossing where she was killed.

Overnight closures and detours are scheduled this week on the ramps connecting the southbound Tri-State Tollway (I-294) and the eastbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) to I-190 for work to relocate the toll plaza at the OHare Interchange.

A man has been charged with committing a hate crime, for yelling a racial slur at a boy in Naperville. Hes also accused of pushing the boy.

Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates have entered a formal agreement to loan the other an available fire department vehicle when maintenance issues have temporarily taken an equivalent one out of service.

The FBI is joining the Aurora Police Departments search for potential victims of a former school leader accused of sexually abusing minors.

The Bulls reportedly will name Portland interim head coach Tiago Splitter as their new head coach.

The Marianos grocery store on Grand Avenue in Gurnee is scheduled to close July 17, after 12 years in business.

A weak tornado touched down in Naperville and crossed into Lisle in a matter of several minutes last Thursday night, the National Weather Service said.

The Reserve by Winfield developer Pebble Nest recently broke ground on its 32-unit townhouse project in Carol Stream.

Piccolo Buco, a century-old Roman pizzeria known for its unique tall crust, is set to open its fourth U.S. location on Monday, June 29, at 1340 E. Golf Road in Schaumburg.

The discovery of an overturned, empty kayak along the Des Plaines River in Libertyville Sunday morning set off a search by emergency workers from 20 agencies.