Dawn Patrol: Drunken driver's appeal fails; shots reported in Schaumburg
A woman convicted of killing five teens in DUI crash loses her appeal. Schaumburg police are investigating a report of shots fired. And a baby boy is in critical condition after rollover crash on I-290.
View ArticleThird top 10 fugitive from McHenry County arrested
A Lakemoor man wanted by sheriff's offices in McHenry, Kane and Lake counties has been arrested in California, marking the third arrest from McHenry County's top 10 most wanted fugitive list this week,...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Elgin teen slain; immigrant sweep leads to 44 arrests
An unidentified teenage boy was shot and killed in Elgin. Federal authorities arrested 44 illegal immigrants in a sweep of the Chicago area. The Chicago Bandits notched a season-opening win in...
View ArticleContinuous flow intersection considered for Algonquin/Randall
McHenry County officials who made a day trip to Colorado to check out a continuous flow intersection say they are satisfied it works well, but still have questions about whether one would work in...
View ArticleBarrington District 220 weighing schedule changes
While the results of a recent community survey reflect interest in a number of adjustments to the school day and school year in Barrington Unit District 220, much more discussion must occur before any...
View ArticleTwo firefighters hurt in Crystal Lake blaze
Two firefighters were injured battling a blaze that caused roughly $100,000 damage to a house in Crystal Lake, authorities said Saturday. Both firefighters were taken to an area hospital with...
View ArticleAlgonquin, developer working out number of apartments
The developer of Riverside Plaza in Algonquin has been having confidential discussions with village staff and is expected to present a change of plan to the village's planning and zoning commission at...
View ArticleBarrington Hills horse-boarding debate heats up
According to a resident opposed to commercial horse boarding in Barrington Hills, an ordinance being considered by the village's zoning board Monday goes a long way toward loosening all existing...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Driver killed in rural Hampshire; road rage fatality
Driver killed in rural Hampshire accident. "Road rage incident" leads to Lombard man's death. Quinn signs massive Medicaid cuts into law. Man charged with stealing statues from Waukegan library. Driver...
View ArticleEditors of anonymous Barrington Hills website name themselves
Two former appointed Barrington Hills officials who've been political opponents of Village President Robert Abboud identified themselves Friday as the editors of a previously anonymous website critical...
View ArticleLocal teens: Heroin is going to keep killing our friends
As deaths attributed to heroin use continue to rise in the suburbs, several groups of young adults have organized to try to reverse the trend before they lose more friends to the drug. They're using...
View ArticleIllinois cigarette tax increases $1 a pack
Illinois smokers began paying a $1-per-pack increase on cigarette taxes Sunday, with many trying to stock up and others vowing to kick the habit. The tax on a pack of cigarettes jumped from 98 cents to...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Wanted Elgin man on the loose; pension delay
Police are hunting for an Elgin man they say eluded them during a chase through a state park. A wounded veteran from Sugar Grove receives a new home in Antioch. A Barrington Hills man who died in...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Beating suspects captured, museum turns 25
Bail was set at $500,000 Sunday for two men accused of home invasion and battery in Elgin. The DuPage Chldren's Museum in Naperville threw a big bash to mark its 25th birthday. And some of the area's...
View ArticleSecond 2002 Johnsburg murder trial set for October
The second trial of Mario Casciaro for the 2002 murder of Johnsburg teen Brian Carrick has been moved from July to October because additional DNA and fingerprint tests are pending. A trial earlier this...
View ArticleFormer Chicago alderman says suburbs too corrupt
A former Chicago alderman and current head of the University of Illinois at Chicago's political science department is calling for the creation of an independent inspector general's office to watch out...
View ArticlePolice reports
Devote Eaton, 19, of the 1400 block of Meyer Street, Elgin, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and violating an order of protection at 11:14 p.m. Sunday, according to police reports....
View ArticleCops shut down weekend music fest in rural McHenry Co.
A weekend music festival billed to feature more than 50 DJs in McHenry County was shut down before it started because the promoters failed to obtain permits.
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Dimucci delay; dome collapse; Rizzo debut
Former Chicago alderman says the suburbs are too corrupt. Man on bicycle killed by train in Hanover Park. Elgin man who eluded cops remains at large. Brush fire burns through Cuba Marsh. Bartlett man a...
View ArticleOld Sherman Hospital gets final hurrah before demolition
A portion of the old Sherman Hospital on Elgin's east side is enjoying a final hurrah as a firefighters' training ground before it meets the wrecking ball in July. All this week, more than 300...
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