PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Celebrating the Fourth

Stickney children's tennis clinic begins next week

Berwyn Police called to City Hall for department head, alderman dispute

Cicero nursing home keeps funding after problems cited

Berwyn resident, high-ranking member of local gang, jailed

Beautification Committee hosts first ever garden contest

La Grange firefighters to pass the boot for Muscular Dystrophy

La Grange Board violated Open Meetings Act: Attorney General

Best entertainment picks for weekend of July 4

ONLINE POLL: Should fireworks be legal in Illinois?

Brookfield, Riverside, Countryside and Westchester were among the many Cook County towns which celebrated the Fourth of July in style.

A Berwyn man known as a high-ranking leader of a local street gang now is in jail awaiting trial after being charged for threatening area residents with a gun.

The Attorney General’s Office has determined the La Grange Village Board may have violated the Open Meeting Act when it called for a closed session April 21 to discuss the purchase of the La Grange Theatre.

While most types of "recreational" fireworks are illegal in Illinois, to legally purchase them it only requires a short drive to Indiana. So, should the law change and fireworks be declared legal in Illinois?

Shoppers and retailers are feeling the impact of a 1 percent sales tax increase that went into effect Tuesday across Cook County.