Elgin police have arrested a 19-year-old woman from Carpentersville and are looking for four more suspects involved in a kidnapping and torture of another teen over the weekend. Megan Lino, of the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue, faces multiple felony...

Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd has been named 2015 Law Enforcement Executive of the Year by a state organization. The recognition comes from the Illinois Association of Law Enforcement Executives, a St. Charles-based group of active and retired pol...

The bulldozers that will make the Longmeadow Parkway in Kane County a reality are still silent. But local officials filled that void Monday by gathering on a shallow patch of dirt outside Algonquin village hall to mark the symbolic start to a projec...

Voters have distinct choices between Randy Hopp and Willie Clements, Democratic primary candidates for Kane County Board District 22. Hopp said he'll work toward keeping the county's property tax levy flat, and his top priority will be to ask to ser...

How can a newcomer Republican legislator move the needle with majority Democrats in Springfield? The four candidates contending for the Republican nomination in the House 66th District race March 15 have different approaches to how they would effect...

The race for the Republican primary in Kane County's 24th District is a bit of a tossup. Roben Hall of Carpentersville, who has worked for a few social service agencies and is a vocal opponent of the Longmeadow Parkway bridge, is an earnest candidat...

Jarett Sanchez offers a fresh perspective in the Kane County Board's 24th District, which includes portions of Carpentersville and Barrington Hills. He became interested in a seat on the board while canvassing for a group opposed to the Longmeadow P...

Jacobs High School performing arts students are bringing a colorful story to the stage this weekend. One of the most enduring shows of all time, "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat" is the family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, I...