Elk Grove Village News

The 110-degree temperatures did little to deter nearly 80,000 soldiers from digging into their deep-dish pizzas on the Fourth of July.

Elk Grove Village resident Peter Ciura is not sure where his guests will park on the 4th of July as the city has limited parking in his neighborhood.

Cook County Judge Joseph Urso Thursday granted a defense motion for a psychiatric examination for Jonathan Wood, 40, to determine his fitness to stand trial and his sanity at the time when he is accused of murdering his mother at her Elk Grove Village home.

About 1,000 people came to the Elk Grove Park District grounds on Leicester Road for the second annual Little Boots Rodeo.

AMF Bowling Centers Inc. has completed its energy-efficiency retrofit upgrades at the first 43 out of 286 bowling centers in Texas, California, New York, Florida, Michigan, Oregon and Washington.

Is it rude to focus on your smartphone during meetings? It's way more than that.

Heavy rains and wind last Friday that caused Salt Creek to overflow its banks canceled Elk Grove Village's Hometown Parade and fireworks display for the first time in 13 years.

A jury has awarded a $3.6 million to the estate of a Schaumburg woman who died of cancer two years ago.

Last Friday's heavy rains renewed Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson's call for flood controls to be installed in Busse Woods that would minimize Salt Creek flooding by keeping water in the Cook County Forest Preserve.

The Days Inn of Elk Grove Village said extensive property renovations are expected to be finalized on July 1. Guests will be greeted with a fresh exterior, including new signage, paint, awning, entrance, roof and landscaping.

Restaurants are offering up everything from a beer brunch to free Buffalo wings in honor of Father's Day Sunday, June 21.

The annual Elk Grove Village Hometown Parade steps off from Tonne Road and Elk Grove Boulevard at 6 p.m. this Saturday, June 20.

Army Captain Craig Giancaterino, of Elk Grove Village, interacts with children and a teacher at a school in Iraq.

Several hundred Elk Grove Village residents were evacuated from two community pools this afternoon because of a cloud of chlorine gas, fire officials said.

Vehicle fleets that cities and towns use in the future just may include small, silent electric cars that need only six-hour charges to run 40 miles.

Though the fourth annual Tour of Elk Grove cycling competition continues to grow in many ways, geographically it will be a bit less expansive this year.

The Central States VHF Society is soliciting presentations and poster displays for their 43rd Annual Conference this summer -- July 23-26 -- at the Holiday Inn in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

A 27-year-old Hanover Park man was stabbed late Wednesday following an altercation outside a restaurant near the intersection of Irving Park Road and Prospect Street in Roselle, authorities said Thursday.

Arlington Hts. is joining a growing list of communities that have decided to use Taser devices to protect police personnel and expedite arrests of offenders.

After just a few months of relief at the pump, cheap gasoline is disappearing. Gas prices have risen 41 days in a row, to a national average of almost $2.62 a gallon.