The Hanover Park village board has approved the appointment of Ron Moser as permanent village manager effective Oct. 1. Moser was the police chief for 11 years and had been serving as acting village manager following Marc Hummel's departure in May. ...

The DuPage County Democratic Party's attempt to loosen their Republican counterparts' stranglehold on countywide elected offices is beginning anew. Party leaders have begun slating candidates for the open seats on the county board, forest preserve, ...

There doesn't appear to be any rush to get Robert Maday back into a courtroom. The 39-year-old bank robber, who authorities said escaped Thursday morning in Rolling Meadows from his two Cook County state's attorney's office chaperones, remains jaile...

On Saturday, Aug. 22, the Boy Scouts of America welcomed a new Eagle Scout into their ranks. An Eagle Court of Honor was held for Eagle Scout Jordan Meyer at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Schaumburg. Meyer, who is 14½, is an active member of Troop 3...

Robert Maday is a 39-year-old career criminal who last year lost his battle, stated in a Web post, "to suppress the temptation to cut corners and work hard and appreciate being back in the world again." So who is this man who escaped from two armed ...

Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez on Friday promised a full review of how Robert Maday overpowered two armed investigators and escaped on a carjacking and robbery spree, even as questions swirl about her office's policies for transporting d...