An Elgin man is headed to prison for 20 years for his role in a July 2014 heroin deal gone bad in Addison that also involved his father and brother. Jose Hernandez, 28, of the 10 block of Lynch Street, was sentenced by DuPage County Judge John Kinse...

Carol Lussky, the only police chief in the history of Pingree Grove, will retire next week after a 32-year career in law enforcement. Lussky, 55, who lives near Elgin in unincorporated Kane County, was hired by the village as a part-time chief in Se...

It looked like Christmas in July at the DuPage County Forest Preserve District headquarters in Wheaton. But instead of presents, the bicycles, running shoes and bike helmets inside the board room were prizes for the winners of the district's Centenn...

From as early as grade school, Dr. James Bascharon knew that he wanted to be just like his dad - a veterinarian. His father, Dr. Amin Bascharon, who came to the U.S. from Egypt in 1970, owns two animal hospitals, one in Hanover Park and one in Oak P...

Elk Grove Village could see its revenue drop by nearly $900,000 next year if Cook County passes a sales tax increase, Mayor Craig Johnson is warning the Cook County Board. Other Northwest suburbs also oppose the tax. Cook County Commissioner Tim Sch...

Hanover Township is gearing up for its annual Backpack Giveaway and is once again asking the community for donations of school supplies and backpacks for Township youth returning to school in the fall. Most needed items include: Backpacks, notebooks...

A 31-year-old Downers Grove woman with multiple drug convictions was ordered held on $100,000 bail Wednesday after police arrested her on charges of delivery of a controlled substance. Police had targeted Nicole Drane, of the 5000 block of Dunham R...

The pilot of a Cessna 172 single-engine aircraft died after the plane crashed about 3:45 p.m. Friday in a field in the Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve near Bartlett. The pilot was a Bloomingdale man who came from Schaumburg Regional Airport and did a qu...