Elk Grove Village might join a growing list of suburbs banning the indoor use of electronic cigarettes at public places. Village officials have proposed treating the devices the same as regular cigarettes, which have been prohibited from use indoors...

Instead of making study guides and cramming for finals, Lily Moradi will spend winter break this year relaxing and enjoying time with her friends and family. Moradi, a senior at Barrington High School, is just one of thousands of students in the su...

1. The death of a 31-year-old Carpentersville man following a traffic stop by police there Aug. 24 is being investigated by Illinois State Police, but neither village, coroner's or state officials would comment over the weekend on what happened. 2. ...

Near-record heat and oppressive humidity expected Monday Temperatures are expected to soar into the 90s today, approaching a record high and producing a heat index that could be one of the worst so far this summer, according to the National Wea...

Details surrounding the unexpected death of a Carpentersville man after a routine police traffic stop last week are still sketchy, but authorities said Monday the man had a medical condition that was not apparent. Joshua Paul, 31, died Aug. 18 at Ad...

The grandson of an 85-year-old East Dundee woman was charged Monday with her stabbing death last month. Richard Schmelzer, 41, was taken into custody Monday afternoon in Frisco, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. He is charged with two counts of murder in t...

A key to solving crime in today's digital world is to out-technology the bad guys. A sophisticated digital forensics lab — rare outside the FBI, Homeland Security and state police facilities — can be found at Elgin Community College. Its key piece o...

Joshua Paul of Carpentersville is being remembered this week for his warm smile and outgoing, caring personality. “He was always thinking about others, about the people around him,” his brother, Christopher Paul, said Sunday. “We're all pretty devas...

A 31-year-old Carpentersville man is dead following a traffic stop by police there, and the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Unit has been asked to investigate at the behest of local authorities. Joshua Paul died Monday at an Elgin hospital, a...

A rainy day provided Vito Andriola a ray of sunshine. Under the bright lights of Grant's old varsity gym, the school's new head football coach saw bright spots. While the Bulldogs scrimmaged using half the gym, other players practiced in the lobby o...