Maple Park has a new police chief. Village President Suzanne Fahnestock appointed Randy Endean on April 2. Endean retired from the South Elgin Police Department as a deputy chief in 2022. He had worked for the village since 1993. Endean has a master ...

One person is in custody after Elgin police said shots were fired during a domestic dispute on the 700 block of North Grove Avenue Thursday night. Police were called to the home at about 9 p.m. for a report of shots fired. No injuries were reported, ...

Designs for a new village hall and police station along with the creation of a tax increment finance (TIF) district to fund improvements to Schaumburg’s 600-acre Centex industrial park are part of the village’s proposed $341.2 million annual budget t...

The NHL Coaches Association (NHLCA) recently honored Charice Paoli, the dedicated youth hockey coach behind the Little Blackhawks at the Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills, by including her as a member of its NHLCA Female Coach Spotlight.

A Michigan politician recently appeared to be sounding the alarm about events in Detroit. "Happening right now. Three busses just loaded up with illegal invaders at Detroit Metro. Anyone have any idea where they’re headed with their police escort?” R...

As northwest suburban pet care facilities that take in stray animals struggle to find enough space to meet the demand, some advocates are calling for the creation of a regional intake center to house lost and abandoned pets. The issue came to the fo...

A 23-year-old man from Marengo died and four other people were injured in a two-vehicle crash near Union Monday afternoon, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office reported. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the call at about 5 p.m. Monday to the intersecti...

In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a new pickleball facility opening in Naperville, a Lake Villa teen who steered a bus to safety when the driver collapsed, and a school district celebrating a 20-year partnership with the local Boys & Girls Club.

An Elgin man was arrested Friday morning on gun charges in an investigation by Elgin police and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Bryant Torres, 31, of the 1600 block of Mulberry Court, is charged with armed habitual cr...

A federal court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against the Elgin police officer who shot and killed 34-year-old motorist Decynthia Clements early on March 12, 2018, following an hourlong standoff along I-90 during which authorities say she ignited t...