Lake Barrington will use a new local sales tax and a property tax increase to help ensure revenue keeps outpacing expenses, officials said. Starting July 1, Lake Barrington retailers will need to apply the 0.5% home-rule sales tax on purchases. That...

Round Lake Park has become the most recent Lake County community to allow businesses to sell marijuana for recreational use. Trustees on Tuesday voted 5-1 to allow marijuana sales and start the process of changing zoning regulations to do that. The ...

One of the owners of CavHooah, an internet-based retailer that sells U.S. cavalry-related merchandise, is charged with stealing more than $500,000 from his partners. A judge set bail at $20,000 Tuesday for Barrington resident Howard K. Hansen, who i...

A historic plan to consolidate suburban and downstate fire and police pension plans passed the Senate Thursday with bipartisan support from local lawmakers. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker led the effort and has promised it will save millions in a sta...

Aurora was recognized for its commitment to community and its first responders were honored for their diligence and courage Wednesday during Reflejos' 8th annual Reflecting Excellence ceremony at Stonegate Conference and Banquet Centre in Hoffman Es...

On the final day of the 101st Illinois General Assembly's fall veto session, lawmakers have a lot to accomplish. We addressed on Wednesday the importance of tackling ethics issues and approaches on which it should not be difficult for Republicans an...

Frank Buschauer, convicted of drowning his wife 19 years ago in the couple's South Barrington home in what a Cook County judge had described as "a senseless death over the building of a house" will spend the next 25 years in prison. Cook County Judg...

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America members and a former CNN correspondent called on Barrington Area Unit District 220 to oppose the idea of letting local school boards decide whether to permit armed teachers or other staff members. District...

Barrington's Fox Point subdivision is the nicest place in Illinois, according to a national publication that, as an example of the community's generosity, cites a time when residents rushed to help neighbors whose belongings were placed on the front...