A second person has been charged in connection with a search and standoff for a murder suspect Tuesday in Lake Barrington.

Kyle Murphy is set to trade his Wilmette police chief’s badge for a Barrington Hills model.

After daylong manhunt throughout the Lake Barrington area for a Chicago murder suspect, authorities have taken the man in custody without incident.

Facing increasing difficulty finding and retaining school crossing guards, Hoffman Estates is joining neighbors Schaumburg, Hanover Park and Barrington by contracting Aurora-based Andy Frain for those services.

The pending sale of Wauconda’s original village hall is meant to revive an old building and bring new business and visitors downtown.

Months after its longtime police chief switched to Elk Grove Village, Barrington is again seeking a new top cop, as the village is set to lose is chief to another suburb.

The recent tunneling burglary at a Woodfield Mall jewelry store adds another chapter to the chronicle of major and memorable thefts, break-ins, heists and holdups in the suburbs stretching back 100-plus years. Among the most indelible are the 1924 Ro...

A 39-year-old Arlington Heights man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle while trying to cross Route 12 on foot near Wauconda late Wednesday, Lake County authorities said.

National Night Out is Tuesday, Aug. 6. The event is intended to help build bonds between communities and their local law enforcement. Here are some of the events planned in local communities.

Mark your calendars for National Night Out events, Taste of Roselle, North Aurora Days, Festival of the Arts in Libertyville, Bluesmobile Cruise Nights and more happening this week.