Midwest under high storm threat
A number of Midwestern states are awakening to the threat of a high risk of severe thunderstorms. The National Weather Service says parts of Illinois, Indiana, southern Michigan and western Ohio are at...
View Article3-year sentence for St. Charles man for child porn
A 34-year-old St. Charles man recently was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography possession. Refugio M. Padilla Jr., of the 7N200 block of Barb Hill Drive, also...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Severe weather hits Illinois; Search or hit-and-run driver
Dawn Patrol: Suburbs spared worst of severe weather. Gurnee police continue search for fatal hit-and-run driver. Northwest suburban police planning traffic crackdowns. For 'cancerversary,' Glen Ellyn...
View ArticleSuburbs face power outages, flooding, but spared worst of severe weather
While tornadoes touched down in portions of central Illinois Sunday, causing widespread damage, the Chicago area seemed to be spared the worst of the severe weather. Severe thunderstorms that passed...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Losing home to tornado; man dead in W. Chicago
Editor's parents find home in Washington in ruins. South Elgin votes in new president. Late-night permits in St. Charles could cost more. Man found dead in West Chicago. No bail for man accused of...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: 3 charged in W. Chicago death; Delays on I-90
Three suspects charged in West Chicago stabbing death. A 3-story addition is proposed as part of expanding Mundelein High School. Five students arrested after fight at Grayslake Central. A woman is hit...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Area gay couples reflect; helping tornado victims
Suburban couples reflect at same-sex marriage signing. Prosecutor likens gang attack to a 'pack of hyenas.' Suburban efforts to help tornado victims. Elgin woman leaves court, gets arrested again....
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Arlington Hts. teachers deal; DuPage sheriff sued
Arlington Heights teachers get contract. DuPage sheriff's deputies sue Zaruba. Winfield will raise taxes for street repairs. Improvements coming to Stevenson football field. St. Charles takes McIlvaine...
View ArticleGuilty verdict in 2012 Sun City Huntley murder
A McHenry County jury took less than 90 minutes Friday to convict Robert Signorile of beating to death his live-in girlfriend in March 2012 at their Sun City home in Huntley. Signorile, 44, faces up to...
View ArticleMcHenry County primary will not include 3 incumbents
Three longtime McHenry County officials are not seeking re-election, which gives voters a chance to put someone new in their places. At the same time, just two county board seats were being contested...
View ArticleSnow causes slick roads, visibility problems
Snow flurries are falling across the suburbs this afternoon, snarling mid-day traffic. The National Weather Service said currently reporting snow in our entire coverage. We are expected to get between...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Bartlett teacher returns; more time for bank robber
Bank robber Maday gets 30 more years. Bartlett teacher put on leave, returns. Former Lake County basketball standout gets 3 years prison. Waukegan public housing authority named in bed bug suit....
View ArticleMan injured in Elgin fire Monday
A 40-year-old man was injured Monday night in a house fire on the 1600 block of Sheffield Drive in Elgin, authorities said.
View ArticleAlgonquin man pleads guilty in child porn case
A 38-year-old Algonquin man has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. John Carlson faces a maximum 10 years in prison at his May 2014 sentencing.
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Holiday travelers take off; triple murder trial set
Holiday travelers take off. Almost four years after triple murder, trial set. Wauconda considers moratorium on marijuana growing centers. Cook of the Week makes good on promise. Mt. Prospect rejects...
View ArticleAlgonquin holding the line on tax levy
Algonquin leaders are freezing the 2013 property tax levy and will only seek $5.4 million combined from both Kane and McHenry counties. Algonquin is able to do this, in part, thanks to the revenue...
View ArticleDawn patrol: Shoppers hit suburban stores early; Elgin murder charges filed
Gray Thursday and Black Friday shoppers head to the stores. Suburbanites celebrate Thanksgiving. Elgin murder charges filed. Car crashes into building in Arlington Heights. Bears getting ready for...
View ArticleBoy hit by float during Crystal Lake holiday parade
An 8-year-old boy was taken to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Lake Barrington with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a float during the annual Festival...
View ArticleVeterans share personal stories:
The Lake-McHenry Veterans and Family Services program and the Lake Villa District Library will present "Managing the Memories of Combat" from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 and Dec. 12, at the...
View ArticleDominick's to become Mariano's in Gurnee, Aurora, Buffalo Grove
Eleven soon-to-be shuttered Dominick's grocery stores in the Chicago area -- including in Gurnee, Buffalo Grove, Aurora and Park Ridge -- will become Mariano's stores next year, officials announced...
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