First responders say that the first hour after a car crash could mean the difference between life and death. To that end, Carpentersville has joined the statewide Yellow Dot program that encourages motorists to store vital health and medical informa...

Last October, an 18-year-old student at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville brought a bullet to school that he’d found off campus and showed it to friends. Not a gun. Just a bullet. He was charged with illegal possession of ammunition and posses...

Want to get a better understanding of how Huntley police officers enforce the law? If so, its police department is now accepting applications for its Citizen Police Academy. The 10-week program starts March 7 and meets every Wednesday night through...

I read with interest about Felicia Reinhard, the 20-year-old who is selflessly giving of herself to kids with disabilities and illnesses through utilization of her own skills. She certainly is a standout. However, I want to point out that we cannot ...

Elgin Ÿ A Sleepy Hollow man noticed $1,850 in cash was taken from his vehicle sometime between 6:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday while it was parked in the 1000 block of North Randall Road, according to police reports. There was $52 left behind wit...

Community Unit District 300 and Algonquin police are alerting parents to another report of a stranger approaching students. A news release Wednesday from the Algonquin Police Department said a 10-year-old boy was approached by a man in a white E-ser...