After years of talk, completing the eastern part of the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway and building a western bypass around the airport are gaining momentum and indications are that all or part of the project could be a tollway. Gov. Pat Quinn announced th...

The Village of Hanover Park and WINGS is hosting its second Domestic Violence Candlelight Vigil, at 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Village Hall, 2121 W. Lake St. The candlelight vigil honors survivors of domestic violence and raises awareness of domestic violenc...

Hanover Park police said they're investigating a robbery that took place Tuesday afternoon at a currency exchange. Police said one person was injured inside a payday loan business on the 7400 block of Barrington Road in the Westview Shopping Center....

• Charges are not evidence of guilt. Under law, individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Arlington Heights bull; Vandals spray painted graffiti with blue and black paint on the east side exterior wall of the field house at Fores...

The Hanover Park Fire Department will host its annual open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at Fire Station No. 1, 6850 Barrington Road. In addition to station tours, the event will feature a vehicle extrication demonstration and the ...

Beginning this month, Hanover Park will put on a Community Emergency Response Team course, a Federal Emergency Management Agency program that educates citizens about hazards and trains them in lifesaving skills. The course meets from 6:30 to 9:30 p...

Arlington Heights bull; Vandals sprayed graffiti with silver paint on a garage wall at a condominium complex on the 1200 block of South Old Wilke Road around noon Sept. 23. Vandals also sprayed graffiti at the same location on an earlier date...

A Cook County judge set bond at $50,000 Saturday for a 21-year-old Hanover Park man charged with using counterfeit $100 bills. Hoffman Estates police charged Michael Cruz, of the 2300 block of Harbor Lane, with two counts of forgery, class 3 felonie...

Republican challenger for the 44th District House seat Billie Roth finds herself on defense after Democrat incumbent challenger Fred Crespo criticized Roth's record on tax increases as mayor of Streamwood. Crespo, of Hoffman Estates, is vying for hi...

Oakton Community College in Des Plaines has canceled its fall preseason baseball training after 25 members of its baseball team were caught in an underage drinking bust. A late-night text message alerting Des Plaines police to a loud house party on ...