The former history professor in GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich emerged during his second day in the suburbs, as he told area students to dream big. It's a motto he's taken to heart as he stays determined to contest the remaining presidenti...

When you ask candidates for the Kane County Board’s 21st District whether they’d accept a public pension for service, things get a little complicated. While two out of the three Republicans running for office say they would not accept one, another c...

By the time the boys outdoor state track and field meet rolls around in late May, it’s scary how far Cary-Grove senior Josh Freeman could be throwing the shot put. Freeman, who is being recruited by several Big Ten schools, was in midseason form at ...

An undercover sting by Carpentersville police caught a Cicero man tampering with utility meters Monday, officials said. Jesus Duran, 30, of the 1800 block of South 58th Street, is charged with changing the meter readings on Nicor and ComEd equipmen...

Procedural moves by both sides of the Judith Katz obstruction of justice case forced a delay of her trial Monday in Lake County Circuit Court. Circuit Judge John Phillips expressed his displeasure with the last-minute changes, but said a delay to al...

A new study indicates Cook County's 550-plus taxing bodies combined to increase their collective property tax levies by 48 percent between 2000 and 2010. The Chicago-based Heartland Institute, a nonprofit governmental finance research organization, ...

Carpentersville has hired a new finance director who knows the turf. Catherine Haley, 47, of West Dundee, starts work today. She grew up in Bartlett and from 2001 through 2011 worked as Roselle’s assistant finance director. Before that, she worked a...