Mount Prospect village board members Tuesday voted to opt out of Cook County's recently adopted minimum wage and sick leave rules. The rules go into effect July 1, but all municipalities have the ability to opt out. Mayor Arlene Juracek stressed the...

Noted civil rights leader and former NAACP president Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. will be the keynote speaker at the village of Hanover Park's third annual Black History Celebration from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Poplar Creek Library, 1405 S. Park Ave. in Stream...

• Charges are not evidence of guilt. Under law, individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Arlington Heights • Vandals broke the driver's-side mirror between 6 p.m. Feb. 2 and 4 a.m. Feb. 3 on a 1996 Toyota Camry on the 700 block o...

• Charges are not evidence of guilt. Under law, individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. More blotter items are at dailyherald.com. Arlington Heights • Gregory Kelly, 55, homeless, was arrested around 5:45 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Met...

A Chicago man whose criminal background includes several drug convictions and stints in prison was ordered held on $1.5 million bail Friday after accusations that he fired a gun at a Hanover Park man. Gene Boyd, 30, is charged with attempted murder...

Elgin Area School District U-46 will partner with Gail Borden Public Library District for the 12th annual Black History Family Festival Saturday, Feb. 4. The festival helps celebrate diversity as it works to bridge cultures by promoting literacy th...

• Charges are not evidence of guilt. Under law, individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Arlington Heights • Thieves stole gold jewelry valued at $4,300 between 10:45 and 11:45 a.m. Jan. 23 out of a locker at LA Fitness, 345 E. P...