The Gurnee Police Department’s new “Drone as a First Responder” program can put a law enforcement presence anywhere in town - from more than 100 feet above ground - in a matter of minutes.

A man convicted of killing a child is facing charges that he didn’t tell police that he had changed jobs and moved near a day care center.

A Carpentersville man is charged with possessing and disseminating child sex abuse materials.

Mark your calendar for Oktoberfests in Libertyville, Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Palatine and Highland Park; Tacos and Tequila Festival in Geneva; Naperville Irish Fest; Cantigny Car Show and more happening this week.

The annual El Grito Parade brought color, music, and culture to the streets of Carpentersville Saturday.

The Dundee Township Lions are hosting fundraising initiatives include a Mums Sale, a 5K run during Heritage Fest, and a community breakfast.

American flags honoring first responders killed on 9/11 are posted in the visceral “Healing Fields” in Carpentersville and in West Dundee 24 years later.

Amid concerns over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the Chicago area, most suburbs are carrying on with their planned Mexican Independence Day celebrations this weekend.

Towns across the suburbs will observe the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with remembrance ceremonies.

Heritage Fest, West Dundee’s three-day community festival, features live music, arts and crafts fair, car show, food, 5K run, and more on Sept. 12-14.