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Memorial Day holiday closings

For the Memorial Day holiday, the Hoffman Estates Village Hall will be closed Saturday and Monday, but will re-open to normal business hours at 8:30 … Read more ›

Best Buy Classic brings hoops talent from all over the nation to the area

More than 300 basketball teams from across the country will invade the north and northwest suburbs for the Best Buy Chicago Classic. The tournament runs … Read more ›

Several capital projects are underway at Harper College in Palatine, thanks to a referendum approved a few years ago. (Kate Thayer/Tribune)

Public to see Harper capital work

Voters living within Harper College’s boundaries will soon see the bulk of the tax dollars they approved in a capital projects referendum more than three … Read more ›

Area tennis teams hoping for success at state meet

Two-time defending boys tennis state champion New Trier will have its work cut out for it to try to win its third straight title. The … Read more ›

The boys state track and field meet gets underway Thursday in Charleston. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Area boys track athletes looking for big finishes at state

Since 1990, only five TribLocal area teams have won Illinois High School Association boys track and field state titles. Joliet West won the Class AA … Read more ›

Second-graders at Countryside Elementary School in Barrington practice multiplication using game pieces and dry-erase boards. The hands-on activity is part of a new math curriculum that will begin next school year at all elementary schools in Barrington 220. (Kate Thayer/Tribune)

Barrington 220 elementary schools align math curriculum

About two years ago, Kimberly Priola recalls her son, who was then a fourth-grader, bringing home red and blue pegs to use as a hands-on … Read more ›

Hoffman Estates man sentenced to 35 years for sexually assaulting and videotaping boys

A Hoffman Estates man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to sexually molesting and videotaping young boys at his … Read more ›

Officials: No foul play, but cause unknown in fatal fire

The cause of a fire that killed a wheelchair-bound 91-year-old Hoffman Estates man remains unknown, pending an evaluation by an electrical engineer, fire officials said … Read more ›

MacArthur students build a Teaching Garden with help from Zurich in Schaumburg and the American Heart Association. (Kate Thayer/Tribune)

MacArthur students plant ‘Teaching Garden’

Students at MacArthur Elementary School in Hoffman Estates planted tomatoes, marigolds, peppers, watermelon and other plants recently, creating a garden for future classroom learning. As … Read more ›

Man, 90, dies after fire in his Hoffman Estates home

A 90-year-old man was pronounced dead after a fire occurred at his Hoffman Estates home overnight, officials said. Read more on Chicago Tribune Read more ›