Mount Prospect News

Tammy Montesinos, cake designer at Central Continental Bakery in Mt. Prospect, brought home second place overall in a national cake design competition in Charlotte, North Carolina, Oct.

Cook County Sheriff's Police announced charges against more than 100 people, several from the Northwest suburbs, in a six-month police investigation called "Operation Room Service." The investigation occurred at hotels and motels along Mannheim Road south of O'Hare International Airport.

A Skokie teenager serving a prison sentence on drug charges robbed a Park Ridge bank last year while dressed in women's clothing, authorities suspect.

Demolition started Tuesday on the former Mark Motors site at 2020 E. Northwest Highway in Arlington Heights near the Mount Prospect border.

Debra Mack looked forward to a day of pampering when she walked into the Southwest Side salon Monday.

If things work out as planned, Arlington Hts. School Dist. 25 will receive H1N1 flu vaccines in about two weeks.

Candidates seeking election in next February's primary had the opportunity to be first to file petitions to get on the ballot last Monday.

A joint team of 10 officers apprehended eight women on Friday, Oct. 23 during a country-wide prostitution sting.

The Mt. Prospect Police Dept. along with help from the Hoffman Estates Police Dept.

Ronald H. Witt told Deerfield police officers that he knew he should not have been taking pictures of women walking to their cars, according to a police report released Monday.

As a teenager at Prospect High School, Lindsay Diakoumis remembers going to the old Des Plaines Theater for a few Battle of the Bands shows.

Mayor Irvana Wilks was the deciding vote as village board members, in a 4-3 decision Tuesday night, approved moving forward with a referendum to let the public decide on how local elections should be held in the future.

Chinbat Batmunkh, known as Chinbaa to his friends, poses for a photo with Josh Groban after the two performed together.

Mount Prospect will leave it up to the residents to determine how the village conducts their local elections.

Mt. Prospect trustees will be presented Tuesday with an ordinance calling for a referendum to be placed on this February's ballot asking residents if village elections should remain non-partisan while eliminating primary elections.

Ian Brennan has something to sing and dance about. The 31-year-old Mt. Prospect native and Prospect High School graduate is living his dream.

Four Prospect High School students recently survived a head-on car collision due to their seatbelt usage.

Creative film buffs in grades 6-12 are invited to write, shoot and edit their own films, and submit them for consideration in the Mount Prospect Library Teen Film Fest, beginning Sunday, Nov.

Mount Prospect Police Detective David Behun has been presented with the Cook County Sheriff's Law Enforcement Award of Merit, given annually to police officers from across Cook County who consistently perform beyond the call of duty as evidenced by their attitude, work ethic and professionalism.

Four northwest suburban teens who had just attended a seat belt awareness presentation at school were involved in a head-on collision on the way home -- and walked away unhurt because of their seat belts.