Minimum wage vote possible today The Illinois Senate could vote today on a plan to raise the state's minimum wage to $11 per hour by 2017, starting with an increase from $8.25 to $10 per hour in July. The increase was supported by voters in the...

Legislation largely decried by suburban mayors is heading to Gov. Pat Quinn's desk after lawmakers voted Thursday to require firefighter staffing to be a part of bargaining talks. Quinn's staff said the governor will review it. The proposal has been...

A three-month investigation into the death of a 31-year-old Carpentersville man who scuffled with police shortly before he died has been completed by the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force. The report has been submitted to the Kane Co...

Firefighters won a round in their recent clash with mayors over whether the two sides should bargain over staffing levels. It's an issue suburban mayors have been fighting all year. They argue required bargaining over staffing levels could lead to m...

Accident closes Higgins Road in Schaumburg Higgins Road is closed at North Martingale Road in Schaumburg due to an accident. Full story. Report: Internal bleeding killed Carpentersville man after arrest Nearly three months after the death ...

The Barrington Area Unit School District 220 board unanimously approved a plan Monday night to offer full-day kindergarten starting next school year. Parents will now have four options when enrolling their children in kindergarten: the new full-day ...

State lawmakers are set to return to Springfield today and start the postelection debate over a controversial proposal to change how Illinois' school money gets handed out. Top Democrats involved with the proposal say it's clear some changes would h...

The Italian eatery Pasquale's, which will serve pizza, sandwiches and salads, is slated to open Dec. 1 in the space formerly occupied by In The Neighborhood Meet Market in East Dundee. Pasquale's owners, Robert "Buzz" Doyle and Patrick Maggi, also o...

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers Tuesday faced a parade of school officials, some begging the state to make them winners and the others fearing they'd soon be made losers. Lawmakers did neither. After an Illinois House hearing Tuesday to air opinion...

Modern music will breathe new life into the legends of King Arthur and Camelot this weekend, when Children's Theatre of Elgin stages "The Sword in the Stone." Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21-22, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, at the...