An anonymous call and a second set of legible X-rays is the basis for the new trial request filed on behalf of a Carpentersville woman now in prison for the murder of a toddler at a day care center, court records show. Attorneys for Melissa Calusins...

Editor's note: This is the first in a four-part series looking at poverty and education in Illinois. In the rhetoric of the American dream, the road to success is paved with hard work and determination. The situation children are born into shou...

Friends will return to the basketball court to raise money for St. Jude Children's Hospitals in remembrance of Sean Toedman and Jamie Wise. "My wife and I just tried to look for something good to do to raise money for (Sean), and I had a basketball...

At the 2008 Dew Tour, a 14-year-old Chaz Ortiz took the professional skateboarding world by storm with a first-place finish as the youngest Dew Cup winner ever. At age 21, the Carpentersville native hopes to have a repeat performance when the 2015 D...

Two businesses in downtown East Dundee have closed, but building owner Tom Roeser is optimistic new businesses will be moving in soon. Pasquale's Pizzeria & Delicatessen and Sweet Pop Fizz, a novelty candy store, were closed just days ago because of...

A Kane County judge will continue to preside over a lawsuit filed by East Dundee attempting to stop Wal-Mart from getting $4.3 million in special funding to build a new store in Carpentersville. Judge David Akemann on Wednesday denied a move by East...

Steve Berry, who lives on Bolz Road in Carpentersville, wants answers. Berry and his neighbors worry about the impact of the Longmeadow Parkway, a toll road planned to be constructed parallel to their street. "Our homes are in jeopardy," Berry said....

The moment he saw the photo clue for the sixth - and final - medallion in the DuPage County Forest Preserve's Centennial Medallion Search, Michael Mast knew exactly where to go. There was just one problem. The photograph showed a bridge at Churchill...