Tom Wessell

The $100 million Touhy Avenue reconstruction project will take at least two years to complete, officials celebrating its long-awaited start said at a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning (March 5) on the Des Plaines-O’Hare Airport border. Local leader... See more

Traffic detours are set for later this year as work on the Touhy Avenue reconstruction and overpass project rumbles back to life along Des Plaines’ border with O’Hare Airport. Years in the making already, the project will rebuild the six-lane Touhy Avenue... See more

A neighbor used a sledgehammer to force open a door and carry a resident to safety after noticing fire in an Arlington Heights garage early Wednesday (Feb. 4). Crews responded to a reported house fire with people trapped inside in the 1100 N. Dryden Avenu... See more

Calling the decision “complex,” officials with Des Plaines Elementary School Dist. 62 on Thursday (Jan. 22) said classes are canceled for Friday due to the extreme cold that’s expected to arrive later today. According to an announcement from the district,... See more

A national search is underway for the next principal of Maine West High School in Des Plaines. Current principal Eileen McMahon was appointed to the role of Maine Township High School Dist. 207 director of Educator Performance and Development at Monday ni... See more