Des Plaines firefighters rescued a 41-year-old man from a burning house around 8:20 p.m. Thursday at 1155 Prospect, police said. According to reports, a neighbor saw flames through the front window and phoned 911. Firefighters found the man sleeping...

Have you already seen all of this year's Academy Award-nominated films and are looking for something new and different at the movies? Tonight is a rare opportunity to see some budding, young filmmaking talent right here in Schaumburg. The second ann...

Fox Lake • A burglar ransacked a 2002 Jeep SUV, 1992 Buick sedan, 2006 Toyota sedan and a 1999 Chevrolet van overnight Feb. 25-26 parked on the 600 block of Spring Road, 600 block of Knollwood South, and 200 block of Park Lane, police said. It was n...

Bartlett • Sade Turner, 18, 3885 Pondview, Hanover Park, was arrested March 8 and charged with local ordinance theft at Bartlett High School, 701 W. Schick Road, police said. Her Rolling Meadows court date was set for April 1. • Vandals broke the pa...

We wouldn't call it bickering, but some Bartlett trustees are definitely concerned about the ideal location for the town's farmers market. An informal survey last summer showed both the vendors and shoppers prefer that the farmer's market remain at ...

A Lombard educator will be the new principal at Harrison Street Elementary School in Geneva this fall. Daniel F. Killeen will take over for DeeDee Slagle, who is retiring at the end of the school year. Killeen has been an elementary principal and an...

It's the time of year to start assembling the paperwork, filling out the federal and state income tax forms and writing out those checks. I was thinking about this today and I just happened to notice on TV that the government has found another pro...

Dear Stephanie: I enjoyed your article on shopping at Aldi. I, too, have an Aldi in my neighborhood and specifically go there for their "Fit and Active" Ranch Salad Dressing. Not only is it healthy, but it also makes a great dip for raw veggies!...