A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate whether an off-duty Elgin police officer committed a crime after a New Year's Eve brawl at an Elgin hotel, authorities said Friday. Officer Chris Darr was assigned to desk duty after the inciden...

Officer Chris Darr has been placed on modified duty as the Elgin Police Department investigates his off-duty behavior after a melee in which his father, former Elgin Deputy Police Chief Jack Darr, was seriously hurt. According to Police Chief Lisa W...

A former Elgin deputy police chief was hospitalized after trying to break up a fight that four men are accused of starting when they couldn't get into a New Year's Eve party at an Elgin hotel. John S. Darr, 59, who retired from the department and no...

Pet supplies for animals waiting for a home are being collected through Nov. 20 by the Fox Valley Park District and Fox Valley Animal Welfare League. Needed items include dog collars (no choke chains), bleach, paper towels, liquid hand sanitizer, te...

"The Blues Brothers," the hit 1980 film that turned "Saturday Night Live" characters Jake and Elwood into pop-culture icons, has now inspired the Blues Bar, a new suburban nightspot that opened recently at 2 W. Busse Ave., Mount Prospect. The sleek...

Batavia • Angelica N. Sanders, 19, 2898 Conrad Road, Rochelle; and Paul H. Washington, 18, 1534 Grand Drive, Unit 2, DeKalb, were both arrested on a charge of retail theft at 7:48 p.m. Thursday at Target, 115 N. Randall Road, according to a police r...

Elgin fire chief offered job: The Bartlett Fire Protection District has officially offered Elgin Fire Chief Mike Falese the assistant fire chief job in Bartlett. The offer was unanimously approved by the Bartlett fire board's five trustees Wednesday...

Fatal crash probe ongoing: The investigation into a fatal collision in Schaumburg near Woodfield Shopping Center Wednesday is expected to take at least a week before any potential charges are filed. Authorities said there is no suspicion so far that...