"Be our guest" for a "tale as old as time!" Filled with singing, dancing, humor and suspense, Beauty and the Beast is a beloved fairy tale about very different people finding strength in one another and learning how to love. Get lost in the tale ...

Years ago, drivers paid to construct the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway and Route 53 with tax dollars. Now they'll be paying again, this time with tolls in the case of the Elgin-O'Hare, and perhaps also with Route 53. Converting freeways to tollways is a ...

I’m small and cozy with a great park view, but old and in need of a facelift. My owners of 32 years have always pampered and taken good care of me. I’ve always been fed (fertilizer), had the grey hairs plucked (weeds), have had many haircu...

Ÿ Charges are not evidence of guilt. Under law, individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Bartlett Ÿ Laurel L. Whetstone, 46, of the 300 block of Marcia Court, Bartlett, was arrested around 1:25 p.m. May 3 at her home and charged w...

After nearly three hours, jurors deliberating the fate of Matthew Zucco, charged with first-degree murder in the September 2008 shooting death of 19-year-old Joseph Ziegler, delivered a split verdict that left Ziegler's father with mixed emotions. ...

Plane crash investigation continues Autopsies will be performed today on the victims of a plane crash Thursday just east of Lake in the Hills Airport. The victims were identified as 82-year-old Paul Sanfilippo of Round Lake Park, to whom the pl...

From his seat in the front row, Jeffrey Ziegler listened stoically as a retired Cook County assistant medical examiner testified in a Rolling Meadows courtroom Thursday about the autopsy he performed on Ziegler’s 19-year-old son Joseph, who was...

Jane Barbosa grew up in a family that emphasized service, laying the foundation for her lifetime helping others. On Thursday, the Elgin woman was recognized by Centro de Informacion for her work in the community. “Giving Jane Barbosa a community se...

The Tri-Village Garden Club of Bartlett, Hanover Park and Streamwood annual plant sale will be Saturday May 12, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. held at Banbury Fair at 211 Railroad Avenue in downtown Bartlett, (across the street from the old train dep...

“Secrets are only secrets if you keep them to yourself,” said Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Mike Clarke during opening arguments Wednesday in the trial of Matthew Zucco, charged with the 2008 slaying of 19-year-old Joseph Zie...