Gun found in Hoffman Estates High School student's backpack
The school was placed into lockdown so Hoffman Estates police and school officials could investigate.
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The school was placed into lockdown so Hoffman Estates police and school officials could investigate.
Police are searching for a person who carjacked a man in Hoffman Estates early Friday morning.
Two teens stood charged Thursday night with carjacking a man at gunpoint in Hoffman Estates last week.
"I think that's really unfortunate."
A malfunction was to blame for the sound of emergency warning sirens on Thursday in several northwest suburbs.
A Deerfield man is accused of botching a CT scan on a patient who later got sick. It turned out the man who conducted the scan was not certified or trained.
A new problem has arisen from all the snow and ice that has piled up through the month of February. With temperatures above freezing at last, it's starting to melt - and it's crashing down in the worst possible ways.
The coronavirus and some chilly weather didn't stop fans of comedian Bert Kreischer from enjoying his outdoor act Friday night. It also didn't stop him from going shirtless, apparently.
If you're looking to get out for some fresh air, there's a new trail to explore in Hoffman Estates.
The Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates is adapting to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic by turning its parking lot into a drive-in movie theater.
Rosati's Sports Pub in Hoffman Estates is ready to expand to the outdoors later today.
Fabbrini Park, located in a subdivision off Higgins Road, is flooded.
Keeping kids cooped up is no easy task. Add to that an enticement – one that is not only unsafe, but illegal.
The couple said they are looking forward to getting "back to normal" and called their diagnosis "uncomfortable." They said their treatment at St. Alexius was "great" calling it the "best healthcare experience" they've ever had.
The first two people with confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in Illinois have been discharged from the AMITA Health St. Alexius Medical Center Hoffman Estates.
The evacuees stepped off the jet at March Air Reserve Base in Moreno Valley, California, where they were taken into isolation. A ground crew wearing white protective gear handled their luggage.
"It's tough. It's an adjustment. You just gotta be a pro. And the end of the day, this is what you've worked for."
Sears once towered over the retail landscape but has been on a slow decline for years. Lampert combined Sears and Kmart in 2005, pledging to return Sears to greatness. That didn't happen. Sears was hit hard during the recession a decade ago and never recovered.
Krisha Jivani, a senior at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, is one of 15 finalists in the world competing in the "Breakthrough Junior Challenge."
Under the deal, Sears Hometown can sell its Sears Outlet and Buddy's Home Furnishing Stores businesses (together, the "Outlet Segment") to a third party for not less than $97.5 million.
A 13-year-old was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike Saturday morning in Inverness.
The first three stores called Sears Home & Life will open on Memorial Day weekend and are a fraction of the size of the company's traditional stores.
Even with this latest reprieve, Sears' long-term survival remains an open question. Lampert hasn't put forth any specific reinvention plans and the company still faces cutthroat competition from Amazon, Target and Walmart.
Many of Sears' unsecured creditors, who rank at the bottom of the list to be paid and include merchandise suppliers and landlords, had pressed for liquidation, contending the business was worth more dead than alive. They also questioned the propriety of certain deals Lampert has done while at Sears.
