A suburban community that once had an English-only law on the books has backed an ordinance prohibiting immigration agents from using village-owned property to stage or carry out immigration enforcement activities.

Halloween is on Friday, Oct. 31, and many communities have set trick-or-treating hours. Some towns also are hosting downtown trick-or-treating events.

Mark your calendar for Nightmare on Chicago Street in Elgin, Naper Settlement’s Howlin’ at the Moon, Wheeling’s Taste of the Town, Frank Caliendo performing at Paramount Theatre, Halloween events throughout the suburbs and more.

A jury trial began Monday in an Elgin road rage case, where one man was killed and another was injured.

An Elgin police officer has been put on leave over comments he made on social media related to immigration enforcement.

A former Campton Hills police chief has been accused of selling guns from a police evidence room illegally.

Leaders from the city of St. Charles, as well as its schools, parks and library, gave a 90-minute presentation during a recent St. Charles Chamber of Commerce State of the City address.

Magic, monsters and mythical entertainment come together at Naper Settlement’s All Hallows Eve this weekend. Plus, mark your calendar for comedy shows from Adam Sandler and Nate Bargatze, Halloween events, iLuminate at the Genesee and more.

A St. Charles-area woman who abducted her daughter and kept her for almost six years, until they were recognized from a television program about missing people, has been sentenced to two years of probation.

An Elgin man was ordered held pending trial on felony drug charges after a recent traffic stop in Fox Lake.