Barrington Hills News

Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Gary Hannig announced Friday that IDOT is giving motorists a break by suspending lane closures where possible over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Drivers are far more likely to encounter a horse than a streetlight on the secluded roads of Barrington Hills, Ill.

Josephine DesParte, 90, of Inverness won about $1.1 million from Chicago-based investment firm, William Blair & Co.

A 59-year-old Chicago man died Wednesday after being previously thrown from a horse in Barrington Hills.

Barrington Hills has lost its case in the Illinois Appellate Court to block the disconnection of 145 acres from the southeast corner of the village.

A new study shows that businesses in suburban Cook, especially along the county line, continue to suffer under the burden of the increased sales tax.

Need any more evidence that the 1 percentage point sales tax increase pushed through last year by Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is hurting suburban businesses? A new study released last week showed sales declined 14.4 percent in suburban Cook County for the second quarter of the year compared with the same quarter a year ago.

Barrington officials held their second town-hall meeting of the year this week, which revealed a desire for quicker downtown redevelopment as one of residents' most pressing concerns.

Suburban Cook County experienced the biggest drop in sales tax revenue during the second quarter relative to the six collar counties, according to a study released Wednesday.

A Lake County judge declined to reduce bond for a Cook County man who was found with an AK-47, several handguns and $500,000 in jewelry that were stolen from a Barrington Hills home in September.

The post office branch on Algonquin's east side may no longer deliver for you. Due to a sharp decline in mail volume that has meant declining revenue, U.S. Postal Service officials are considering merging the branch at 1420 E. Algonquin Road with the village's main post office at 801 W. Algonquin Road.

Sandy Dowty of Wauconda went to the Mar Ray Costume Shop in Palatine to get her period costume for a Halloween party.

With no hordes of buyers in sight, builders of some of the area's most expensive homes are trapped in a down market Don Ciaglia, a long-time builder, built this home in early 2008 and he keeps showing the home but there are no interested buyers.

Two men arrested in connection with a Barrington Hills home burglary pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Lake County Circuit Court to weapons charges in that case.

It's unclear whether the use of an automated external defibrillator, or AED, would have saved the life of a Barrington Hills man who died after experiencing heart problems on a Metra train this week.

Angry drivers with metaphoric pitchforks will descend on the suburban Lombard headquarters of red-light camera company RedSpeed tonight to protest their stinking cameras.

Dan Duffy, leader of the fight against red light cameras in the General Assembly, heads list of speakers at Tuesday night Rally in Lombard From: Peter Breen, President and Founder of BanRedCams.com September 21, 2009 What: Flashlight Rally at Red Speed U.S. Headquarters at 400 Eisenhower Lane North, Lombard When: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 7 PM ...

Wayne Schneider of Barrington Hills waits to putt Tuesday at the third annual Veterans' Salute golf tournament hosted by Prairie Isle Golf Club in Prairie Grove.

Interior tours of private residences have been scheduled for the Edgewater neighborhood and in Barrington/Inverness/Palatine area.

Two men were recently arrested in Barrington in connection with a Barrington Hills burglary where guns, ammunition, jewelry and electronic equipment was stolen.