There's trouble in 'American Idol' town - last season's winner and Mount Prospect native, Lee DeWyze, was not asked to perform with past winners in this season's final episode last week. Considering DeWyze was last season's "Idol," wouldn't it have made sense to include him in the finale as a performer? more ›

While most of this weekend's talk revolving around fecal matter had to do with, well, you know, it seems youngsters had similar poop-related behavioral issues closer to home. Five teens - one adult (18) and four juveniles - were charged for an August 1 incident in Mount Prospect in which garbage and animal poop was dumped into a park district pool. Per the Sun-Times: more ›

Mount Prospect's Lee DeWyze survived last night's final cut and is headed to next week's American Idol final showdown against Crystal Bowersox. DeWyze's performance last night included the below rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" much to the giddy delight of the judges (Simon had actually selected the song for Lee). more ›

• Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman warned of more layoffs and larger class sizes in another round of budget cuts is implemented.
• A judge ruled Oprah will have to face a defamation lawsuit stemming from comments she made about alleged sexual abuse at her girls' school in South Africa.
• Police are still searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run on Interstate 80 this morning that killed a construction worker.

Following up on their decision to name Mount Prospect the best place in the U.S. to raise children in 2008, BusinessWeek magazine has passed the title on to Tinley Park for 2009. Unlike their magazine rival, Forbes, who has voted Chicago the nation's most stressful city for the past two years, it seems like BusinessWeek may have a bit of a crush on the suburbs of Chicago. more ›

Business Week magazine has named Mt. Prospect as the nation's best place to raise children, using factors such as test scores and cultural make-up. Sayeth BW:

Founded by German immigrants and incorporated in 1917, Mount Prospect hasn't strayed far from its values of fiscal conservatism and community involvement, even as it has expanded to include new immigrants from Poland, Mexico, Korea, and India. It is a middle-class community with low crime, affordable homes, award-winning schools, ethnic restaurants, a major regional mall, and a small-town charm that makes the big city less than an hour away seem much farther away. more ›