Those rooting for Nathan Saavedra are hopeful that the kidney he just received marks the beginning of a new Nathan. That means growing faster, getting stronger and living a life without constant vomiting, dialysis and hospital visits. “I said 'Bye'...

A 21-year-old Carpentersville man who was sentenced to six years in prison for breaking into a home in March 2011 in search of stolen drugs had another year tacked onto his prison stay Friday after he pleaded guilty to felony marijuana possession wh...

When it’s 97 degrees out, most people try to get away from the heat. But when a fire started at the East Dundee Community Thrift Store Thursday afternoon, more than a dozen fire and police departments rushed to the scene. The reason wasn’t so much t...

One person was injured during a fire in Thursday's extreme heat at the Community Thrift Store in East Dundee, according to fire officials. More than a dozen departments from across the region were called in to help with a fire that, on its own, was ...

Yanni’s in Arlington Heights shuts down Yanni’s Greek restaurant in Arlington Heights shut its doors on Sunday after operating for more than 13 years on the corner of East Algonquin and Arlington Heights roads. Yanni’s, which replaced the forme...

Ask David Lombardo to describe himself in three words, and the first one comes quickly: “Shy.” If you watch the Crystal Lake teen race on a cyclocross bike, aggressively taking on obstacles and opponents, that's the last thing you'd expect him to sa...

Kane County Coroner Chuck West recently had a liver transplant and officials are hopeful he will make a recovery so he can stand trial on misconduct charges, his attorney said Wednesday. Defense attorney Gary Johnson couldn't specify exactly when th...

While Carpentersville police have confirmed the identity of a woman who was shot to death in a murder-suicide on Friday night, they aren’t releasing many new details about the case, which remains under investigation. Meanwhile, police say it was ver...