Cook County commissioners Wednesday unanimously rejected a Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District plan to build a new station near a middle school and early childhood center. Commissioners on the county's zoning and building committee voted...

Bio Name: Brian D. Cecola City: Barrington Hills Office sought: Village Trustee Age (on election day): 53 Family: Married with 3 children ages 22, 20, 14 Occupation: Business Owner Education: College-SIU Majored in Criminal Justice Civic involv...

Thirty-one years after he founded it, Pastor James MacDonald has been fired as the leader of megachurch Harvest Bible Chapel. The church announced the move Tuesday on its website. The announcement said the elders had previously determined they were ...

Seven referendums will appear on Lake County ballots for this spring's consolidated local election. The proposals include funding requests for school construction, water system improvements and fire department vehicles. Election Day is April 2. Voti...

Streamwood police said Sunday no charges have been filed against a driver who crashed into The Seville banquet hall and injured two pedestrians Friday night. Authorities responded shortly after 8 p.m. Friday to the event venue at 700 S. Barrington R...

A driver crashed into the front of the The Seville banquet hall Friday night in Streamwood and hit two people who remain hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Streamwood fire Battalion Chief Joe Ratzek said that according to witnesses, an Ube...

A write-in candidate has complicated the race for seats on Island Lake's village board. Local resident and restaurateur Chris Carlsen filed the paperwork needed to legitimize a write-in campaign last week - weeks after the filing period to appear on...

Barrington police officers - with assistance from some village firefighters - are showing their humorous side in a lip sync video that Chief David Dorn says was made in response to public demand. Released on the police department's Facebook page Mon...