Hanover Park officials are weighing a ban on assault weapons in the village. After a brief discussion Thursday the board tabled the issue until next month, but not before a roomful of gun rights supporters urged them to drop the idea. More than a do...

Ÿ Charges are not evidence of guilt. Under law, individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. More blotter items are at dailyherald.com. Bartlett Ÿ Thieves stole $2,320 out of an unlocked cash box around 6 p.m. June 18 at a home on the...

You can do it in bed, at the lake, or in the close confines of an airplane. Some people do it at the park. Yep, right out there in front of everyone. And if you do it enough … you can even win a prize. I’m talking about reading, of course — the acti...

After hearing from local business owners and reviewing what nearby municipalities have done, the Streamwood village board approved an ordinance Thursday lifting the village’s ban on video gambling devices. In 2009, the Illinois Video Gaming Act made...

The Village of Hanover Park is seeking entries for its annual Car and Motorcycle Show, held in collaboration with the Hanover Park Community Resource Coalition and Prairie Station Pub. The event will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, a...

Metra trains are moving again after being halted due to downed power lines across the track near Hanover Park, according to a notice on the Metra website. All inbound and outbound trains on the Milwaukee West Line are on the move west of Hanover Par...

Elgin Area School District U-46 is looking for its next group of Latino and especially black parent leaders. The district has had more success in recruiting Latinos for its Hispanic Parent Leadership Institute than for the black equivalent. Last yea...