President Joe Biden, while campaigning in Pennsylvania last month, made a stop at a Sheetz gas station and convenience store to pick up sandwiches for construction workers at Pittsburgh International Airport. Biden, accompanied by Pittsburgh Mayor Ed...

On April 9, Lake County sheriff’s deputies responded to the home near Deerfield of a man in a mental health crisis and armed with a gun. A caller had dialed 911 and feared the man would kill his child and the child’s mother, who were both in the home...

A man has been charged with attempted murder for a shooting that happened early Sunday morning in Elgin. Edward Perez, 35, of the 600 block of Dover Drive, Elgin, is also charged with domestic battery and aggravated battery with a firearm, according ...

The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office and community organizations will hold a human trafficking summit from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 11 at the Christ Community Church at 820 S. Randall Road in South Elgin. The summit aims to enhance public awarene...

One person is hospitalized and a second is in custody after an early morning shooting Sunday in Elgin, police said. According to Elgin police, officers responded at about 12:10 a.m. to reports of a shooting inside a home in the 600 block of Dover Dri...

Editor’s note: A previous version of this article incorrectly described the status of Frank Walaitis car and bicycle. About seven months after Illinois ended cash bail as a key provision of the much-debated SAFE-T Act, fears that it would lead to...

An Elgin man pleaded guilty last week to murdering his wife in 2021. Victor Ayllon, 38, of the 300 block of Heine Avenue, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder on April 19. He will be sentenced on June 20. According to Kane County State’...

Legislation recently approved by the Illinois House of Representatives prohibiting the use of corporal punishment in private schools would have little effect in the suburbs since the majority of private schools here already prohibit it, officials fro...

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If you’ve been putting off a spring cleaning project around the house, take consolation in knowing that, no matter how big it is, it could be worse. Elgin recently completed their annual spring right of way cleanup, covering 114 miles of roadside in ...