Police are investigating the death of a 6-month-old baby from Hanover Park. According to a police statement, officers responded to the 1600 block of Ontarioville Road at 7 a.m. Friday for a report of an unresponsive infant. The infant, who a Cook Co...

Arlington Heights • Burglars pried open a rear door at a home on the 1700 block of Chesterfield Drive between 4:10 and 8:50 p.m. Feb. 14 and rifled through rooms, but nothing appeared to be missing. • Thieves stole $450 out of an employee's locker a...

Writers are faced with a problem that requires the services of a neologist. A new word is needed to solve the problem of sexist terminology. For centuries writers have used the pronoun "he" to indicate a human person of either gender. However, there...

Child porn trial set A former St. Charles gymnastics coach is scheduled to stand trial in May on child pornography charges. Vernor Gumila, 40, a former coach at St. Charles Gymnastics Academy and Gymkhana Gymnastics Club & Dance Studio in Hanover P...

For Hanover Park's finest to have the finest, residents better prepare to pay. Preliminary plans for a new police station were revealed to the village board on Thursday, along with a $27 million price tag. The village currently owes about $900,000 i...

Algonquin Township GOP scholarships The Algonquin Township Republicans will award two $500 scholarships to winning applicants who live in Algonquin Township, are a graduating high school senior, have been accepted to a college, university or vocatio...

Palatine seat contested A longtime Palatine resident has announced his write-in candidacy for the District 6 council seat. John R. Del Re, 45, will challenge incumbent Brad Helms in the April election. Del Re and his wife, Ruth, have four children a...

Blood, bone marrow sought Faith World Outreach Church and LifeSource, an affiliate of the National Marrow Donor Program, are sponsoring a blood and marrow registry drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. To donate marrow, a small amount of b...

Arlington Heights • Vandals cut the rear passenger's-side tire on a 2002 Nissan Maxima on the 2300 block of Barberry Court between 10 p.m. Feb. 12 and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 13. Damage was estimated at $150. • A vandal hurled a rock that shattered the winds...