Most people won’t get the opportunity to spend time in the back of a squad car — at least, not on a voluntary basis — to see firsthand how police officers go about their shift. So the Hanover Park Police Department came up with the next best thing. ...

Bryan Pece was set to return to work May 6 after being off for roughly six months as a result of injuries he suffered while on duty as a Carol Stream police sergeant. But the night before his scheduled return, authorities say, Pece was drunk when hi...

Longtime friends Joseph Kleiman and Mahatkumar Patel, or Jake and Mahat to those who knew them best, were making their way back to the Northwest suburbs from another good friend's vacation home when tragedy struck. The 20-year-olds, both 2011 gradua...

Ÿ Charges are not evidence of guilt. Under law, individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Arlington Heights Ÿ Thieves cut the lock and stole a men’s gray mountain racing bike valued between $700 and $800 around 12:20 a.m. July 21 ...

Last year the line formed at 3 a.m. for Elgin Community College’s school supply giveaway. The event — Project Backpack — officially started at 10 a.m. and by then about 4,000 people were waiting for the chance at backpacks filled with school supplie...

HanDI (Hanover Township Democrats and Independents) will host a discussion on redistricting from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, at the Poplar Creek Library, 1405 S. Park Ave., Streamwood. Ryan Blitstein, senior adviser to the ballot initiative commit...

A dump truck overturned and landed on top of a car whose driver had to be rescued Friday afternoon in Mount Prospect, authorities said. In total, four vehicles were involved in a crash that occurred about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Algonquin a...

The Hanover Park village board recently approved a $100,000 contract with Tree Tech Pros to remove approximately 265 dead ash trees devastated by the emerald ash borer. Trustees also approved spending up to $40,000 for Alaniz Lawncare Inc. to plant ...

Submitted by U-46 Elgin Area School District U-46 is offering a series of final registration assistance events in August for those families who have not yet registered their students for the 2013-14 school year. To date, more than 22,600 have regis...