Voters in Lakemoor and Wauconda on April 4 will be asked whether their respective communities should have home-rule authority, providing for various actions such as imposing a local gas or sales tax. The Wauconda village board last week approved put...

Barrington police soon could have an additional tool at their disposal to help catch suspected criminals. The village board is expected to vote Feb. 13 on a plan to install license plate reading cameras at 12 locations in town, where they would take...

Two parolees charged with stealing vehicles from a Barrington auto dealership Sunday were ordered held on $100,000 cash bond Tuesday. Tavarius Jackson, 27, and Lamont Jackson, 23, must post the entire amount to be released from custody, and then mu...

Two Chicago men face felony charges alleging they were among several thieves who stole vehicles from a Barrington auto dealership Sunday morning, then caused multiple crashes as they fled police, authorities said Monday. Tavarius M. Jackson, 27, and...

An Algonquin eye doctor was recorded while jailed in Cook County on first-degree murder charges instructing family members to liquidate more than $1 million in assets "in case there's any weird lawsuits" stemming from the case, according to a wrongf...

Several suspects have been apprehended after multiple vehicle thefts Sunday morning at Motor Werks in Barrington, police said. Officers responded about 8 a.m. to the car dealership at 1475 S. Barrington Road, according to a news release. One susp...

Barrington officials signed off this week on a new contract with the village's police officers. The agreement with Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #177 began Jan. 1 and includes 3% salary hikes for each of the three years of the contract. It was app...

An iconic businessman who helped put the Northwest suburbs in the national spotlight. A fiercely independent politician who fought for scientific advancement and human rights. A restaurateur whose name is synonymous with the unique fare and atmosphe...

As we look forward to the promise of 2023, we remember those we've lost this year in the Fox Valley and DuPage County areas. Educators, community and business leaders, philanthropists - all helped shape the communities in which we live. They left i...

This story has been updated to remove an incorrect statenent that Ken Griffin owns Citadel Corp. Two horrific crimes, a deadly car crash and threats against the LGBTQ community and their supporters were among the top suburban news stories of 20...