The four Republicans running for the 45th state House seat in the March 18 primary agree Illinois' path back to prosperity begins with creating a business-friendly climate. “Our government needs to work for its people,” said Seth Lewis of Bartlett, ...

After shutting down for six months, the Poplar Creek Public Library District's Sonya Crawshaw branch is showing off a $1 million makeover. The Hanover Park facility has been kept under wraps while crews worked on a long-overdue project at the 22-yea...

Renato V. Velasquez had slept for only 3½ hours during a 37½-hour shift when his truck rammed into a stopped squad car Monday night, triggering a chain-reaction accident that killed a tollway worker and seriously injured a state trooper, authorities...

Trooper in I-88 crash to recover; truck driver charged Renato V. Velasquez, 46, of Hanover Park will appear in bond court this morning now that he is facing felony charges in the fiery crash on I-88 that killed a tollway worker from Wheeling an...

Vincent Petrella, the tollway worker from Wheeling killed Monday night while helping a stranded driver, was a hero, Gov. Pat Quinn said. But to a friend who grew up with Petrella in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood on the Near West Side, he was ...

A state trooper is expected to recover from injuries he suffered Monday night during a fiery crash along Interstate 88 that killed a tollway worker from Wheeling. And the driver of the semitrailer truck that hit his squad car is now facing a series ...

With a few clicks of the keyboard, Hanover Park residents can get a digital look at crime in their neighborhood. The Hanover Park Police Department will begin mapping crimes online where users can track the location and time of incidents across the ...