Suburban mayors are springing to the defense of Democratic state Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates. That and more in the latest edition of Political Roundabout.

Schaumburg aims to expedite police hiring by dropping polygraphs, performing internal background checks and allowing the chief input on candidates. Other area departments cite similar efficiencies for maintaining full ranks while Schaumburg is down 13 officers.

The Roselle Lions Club and the village of Roselle are hosting the annual Rose Festival on May 30-31 at Petal Plaza, featuring live music, food trucks, and beverages.

Kelly Bauer spreads joy one seedling at a time. For the Hanover Park gardening enthusiast, cultivating seedlings is about nurturing hope. Making those seedlings available for free in a neighborhood greenhouse is about building community, a Bauer helps nourish through The Little Blue Greenhouse located outside her home in the 8100 block of Northway Drive.

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Four men from Naples, Italy, have been charged with operating a $573,000 counterfeit electronics ring in DuPage County.

“We’re going to move forward as a collective,” Speaker Chris Welch says. Lawmaker says he was “just trying to be helpful.”

Sunday, May 18 Spring Has SpRUNg, 5K Fun Run: 8 a.m. Sunday, May 18, at Central School, 620 Greenwood Ave., Glencoe. Scenic walk/run around Glencoe. $15. glencoeschools.org. Midwest Bonsai Society Spring Show & Sale: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Su...

Algonquin police said a man fraudulently got a personal check made out to an extermination company, changed its amount from $96 to $4,995 and deposited it into his bank account.

A Hanover Park woman was arrested over the weekend after three young children were left without adult supervision in an SUV outside a Des Plaines supermarket, police said Monday.