Residents are now free to take a bike ride, jog or leisurely stroll on a recently completed bike path that hooks up parks in Hanover Park and Schaumburg. Hanover Park Mayor Rod Craig and Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday for a ...

Hoffman Estates bull; Vandals slashed or punctured 38 tires overnight June 23-24. Damaged were 29 tires on 11 fleet vehicles at NW Corp., 2401 Hassell Road, two tires on a Ford van belonging to Small World Children's Center, 2316 Hassell Road...

A man was killed early Saturday when he was crushed by more than 100 pounds of paper at a Carol Stream printing facility. Emergency crews were called about 5 a.m. Saturday to Berlin Industries, 175 Mercedes Drive, to assist a worker who had been cru...

A Roosevelt University study released this week pronounced the heroin abuse problem that plagues Chicago and its suburbs as the worst in the nation. And the bad news didn't end there. The study also concluded that Illinois underfunds treatment pro...

A 38-year-old Elgin woman who was struck and killed by a Metra train Sunday night in Hanover Park was ruled an accident Monday by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, even though Elgin police say the woman was suicidal. Police said the woman h...

On Sunday, Sept. 12, DayOneNetwork will holds its annual 5k Run and Family Walk at Pottawatomie Park in St. Charles. This year's event titled, "Going the Extra Mile - Just Because" is going to be bigger and better than ever. In an effort to raise aw...

A woman was in critical condition after being hit by a train near Metra's Hanover Park station between 8:20 and 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to Metra spokesman Michael Gillis. Train No. 2722 left Elgin at 8:10 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in C...

Lightning is the suspected cause of a house fire in Streamwood early Saturday. A resident in the 100 block of Red Cedar Drive awoke about 4 a.m. during a thunderstorm to find smoke in the house. A fire in the attic of the two-story frame home was qu...