Prospect Heights News

As an auto mechanic, Dave Weiner gauges how the economy is doing by what his customers drive.

Nov 13, 2008 3:42 pm US/Central Reporting Mike Puccinelli DES PLAINES, Ill. A beloved suburban diner is in danger of closing.

Northwest Chicago suburb, Mount Prospect , was recently named " The Best Place to Raise Your Kids in the U.S. " for 2009 by the editors of Business Week .

At 7:30 p.m. officers found a 28-year-old pedestrian standing on the sidewalk at Church and Buffalo Grove roads, swaying.

With approximately 75-100 people in attendance supporting 66th State House district Republican candidate Christine Prochno at the Elk Grove VFW Hall Tuesday night, the mood was upbeat, even though Prochno ...

A Cook County Circuit Court judge recently dismissed a lawsuit against Prospect Heights, which had claimed the city botched the approval process for a $2.8 million water project, city officials said.

Prospect Heights aldermen heard proposals for a new Social Security building, a used-car lot and zoning changes that could all help boost sales tax revenue for the city.

The following items are from Prospect Heights Police Dept. incident reports. The Journal publishes this police blotter every week.

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Police received a 2:30 a.m. complaint about a loud, underage drinking party underway at one of the units at the Public Storage facility at 555 Aptakisic Road.

In the old days, bad times meant good sales at Irv's, the legendary men's discount clothing store with advertisements that bragged about being "inconveniently located" in a Prospect Heights strip mall.

Robert Barrett, 76, was an entrepreneur is the purest sense of the word. He left his mark on the Northwest suburbs as a builder, developer and businessman.

For the 10th consecutive year, the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District has received the Life Safety Achievement Award for 2007 from the Residential Fire Safety Institute.

By drawing from reserves, Glenview trustees believe they can balance next year's village operating budget, cover several big ticket expenses and pay for $13 million worth of scheduled road projects and sewer ...

Convenience is the bottom line when it comes to Kendra Kroll's new business. Kroll created and is now selling a pocket, or carrying case, to hold everything from iPods, to make up to insulin pumps.

Local mayors gathered Wednesday at the Arlington Heights train station to rally behind State Rep.

The mayors of the towns included in the 53rd state house district threw their support behind incumbent Sid Mathias Wednesday, citing his track record on working for local initiatives.

A Rolling Meadows jury got a crash course in Illinois statutes pertaining to sexual assault and sexual abuse last week during assistant state's attorney Shari Chandra's closing statements in the case of the ...

Prospect Heights aldermen approved the first reading of a plan to install a new cell phone tower at a local park and add an early warning siren to the area as well.