Carpentersville A Carpentersville man was arrested late Wednesday and accused of causing a disturbance, police said. Miguel Ramos, 33, of 412 Amarillo Court, was charged with criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct, police said. Ramos al...

Carpentersville A second teen was accused Tuesday of attacking a 15-year-old girl at 9:15 p.m. June 8 on the 100 block of South Kennedy Drive, police said. Maritza Sanchez, 18, of 2861 Melbourne Lane, Lake in the Hills, was charged with mob action ...

An adult soccer game in Bartlett wasn't exactly a friendly match, as police say rough play resulted in two arrests. Two Hanover Park men were each charged with misdemeanor battery after a fistfight broke out at the game, sending two players with cut...

A member of the Carpentersville audit and finance commission cannot be removed for breaking a new three-strike attendance rule because village officials now say two of the absences were explained. The memory lapse of a village official led commissio...

I would like to see all the pundits out there (John Stossel for one of them) live on $40,000 a year. I know even that is high for most of the "middle class" and I mean really "middle class." I am so tired of hearing what we should think about higher...

Algonquin A Lake in the Hills teen was arrested on a warrant at 8:15 p.m. Sunday at Randall Road and Corporate Parkway, police said. Scott J. Herron, 18, of 524 Cheyenne Drive, was charged on the warrant with obstruction of justice, police said. He...

Sugar Grove Police arrested six minors and three juveniles after breaking up an underage drinking party at 10 p.m. Friday in the 900 block of Merrill New Road. The parents of the man having the party were not at home. Michael R. D'Agostino, 18, of ...

Northern Illinois University is offering communities like Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg what's touted as a rare opportunity. It's to join NIUnet, a next-generation high-speed computer network that's touted as leaving DSL and cable modems in the dig...