The Lake Count sheriff's office has announced its newest recruit - a 20-month-old German shepherd named Danno. The dog's name was submitted by fifth-grader Norah Gault of Barrington as part of the sheriff's office's naming contest. Norah is a studen...

Former Elgin Police Chief Charles Gruber is remembered as being ahead of his time in implementing the community policing approach that now is front and center in law enforcement. Gruber, who also was police chief in South Barrington, died Monday. H...

A wave of minority candidates from diverse racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds swept over the suburbs during the spring elections, as dozens of contenders stepped up to seek positions on municipal, school, township, library and park boards. The...

An 18-month-old Barrington-area boy was killed Tuesday when accidentally run over in the family's driveway by a pickup truck driven by his father, authorities said. The accident occurred Tuesday evening on the 25600 block of West Drake Road, as the ...

A Carpentersville man is facing an animal cruelty charge after his family's dog was found fatally stabbed in a forest preserve near Barrington Hills. Christopher Castillo, 23, was charged last month with one count of aggravated animal cruelty, autho...

One person was killed and two others injured Thursday morning in a three-vehicle crash in Deer Park. The crash occurred about 9:30 a.m. on Route 12 at Deer Park Boulevard, at an entrance to the Deer Park Town Center shopping mall. Lake County sherif...

Samaritan Counseling Center of the Northwest Suburbs recently announced the hiring of Lori Parrish of Crystal Lake as the next executive director for the nonprofit agency. Parrish follows the Rev. Jeanne Hanson, who will be retiring after serving a...

Pride of Northbrook To follow up last week's article about Sunset Ridge School seventh-grader Logan Keeter competing in the Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals at Augusta National on Sunday, the Northbrook boy placed ninth in the boys 10-11 age ...