Hanover Park Police Chief David Webb will retire from his position as top cop July 20, and will start his new job as Hanover Park deputy village manager July 25, village officials announced Tuesday. Webb has served with the Hanover Park Police Depar...

Blanding's turtles, honey bees and monarch butterflies need our help. They are species with once abundant populations that have been thinned by many years of pesticide use, loss of habitat, poaching and other factors. True, they're not the first sp...

The College of Lake County Foundation's annual Golf Classic, held June 13 at the Ivanhoe Golf Club in Mundelein, grossed more than $115,000, according to Karen Schmidt, executive director of the Foundation. All of the net proceeds support Foundatio...

Located in the rolling hills of northwest Cook County, Inverness isn't your typical suburb. The village, incorporated in 1962, is known for its distinctive homes, large lots and scenic streets. George Ela was one of the first settlers to the area, k...

Keeping a leash on it Good for Carpentersville trustees. After Jason Koth's dog was attacked and severely injured by a neighbor's dog, Koth asked the village board to tighten its rules on dog owners. This week the village passed "Buddy's Law," ...

A spike in drug-related deaths has DuPage County officials again warning about the dangers of heroin and, increasingly, fentanyl. Fentanyl is a painkiller that can be 100 times more potent than morphine, and designer versions of the drug are even st...

Hanover Township will dedicate its eighth Heritage Marker at the township's Izaak Walton Center at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 18, at 899 Jay St., in Elgin. Formerly named as the Izaak Walton League Lodge, the building was constructed by members of th...

While the family of Hanover Park resident Sami Salaymeh waits for Chicago police to find the person who fatally shot the 27-year-old in the South Loop neighborhood June 6, his supporters came together Sunday to raise thousands of dollars in his name...

In the 1830s, stagecoach travelers from Chicago to Galena would pass along a route similar to what is now known as Lake Street (Route 20). More people began to settle in the area after the railroad line was established. But the small, unincorporated...