Authorities say skeletal remains were found inside the car that belonged to an Elgin woman who has been missing for 42 years.

Forty-two years after a 23-year-old Elgin woman vanished without a trace, Elgin police and a dive team searching the Fox River made a stunning find: the 1980 Toyota Celica Karen Schepers owned.

The state could study instituting a mileage-based tax compared to the current one based on gallons of gas, under a proposal in the Illinois General Assembly.

The search for a woman missing since 1983 will take Elgin police to the Fox River Monday.

The recent deaths of two teens from carbon monoxide poisoning while sitting in a parked car are very unusual, experts say. Possible factors investigators are considering: a potential exhaust leak, wind conditions and after-market exhaust work.

Dennis C. Ernest is one of five candidates running for three seats on the Carpentersville village board in the April 1 consolidated election.

Billy Dean Saylor is one of five candidates running for three seats on the Carpentersville village board in the April 1 consolidated election.

Jim Malone is one of five candidates running for three seats on the Carpentersville village board in the April 1 consolidated election.

Josephine Maniscalco is one of five candidates running for three seats on the Carpentersville village board in the April 1 consolidated election.

Sameer Gupta is one of five candidates running for three seats on the Carpentersville village board in the April 1 consolidated election.