A 19-year-old Rolling Meadows man has been sentenced to five years in prison for a burglary at a Rolling Meadows apartment complex. Andrew C. Kelly pleaded guilty to robbery and theft on Wednesday, prosecutors said. The burglary of the apartment at ...

Mayer students to dance Tuesday In honor of Irish-American Heritage Month and St. Patrick's Day, the Mayer School of Irish Dance performs at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Victory Centre of Bartlett, 1101 W. Bartlett Road. Learn the history of Irish dance wh...

Register today for swim program Open registration for the District 211 Swim Team Feeder Program will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today for swimming, water polo and diving at the Palatine High School pool, 1111 N. Rohlwing Road. The program is open to s...

Hanover Township Youth and Family Services will offer its After School Program for third- through sixth-grade students at the Astor Avenue Community Center, 7431 Astor Ave., Hanover Park. The final session of the 2007/2008 school year runs Monday th...

Believing Cook County has become too large for its own good, Palatine Councilman Jack Wagner is floating the idea of starting a new county for communities in the Northwest suburbs. Though few think the idea has real chance of succeeding, the call to...

Three schools in Palatine Elementary District 15 will start off next school year with new principals. • Matthew J. Palcer will be the new principal of Pleasant Hill School in Palatine. During the 2007-08 school year, Pleasant Hill has had interim pr...

Antioch • Thieves stole an outboard motor between the middle of January and Feb. 17 from a pontoon boat moored on the 25400 block of Grass Lake Road, police said. Value was estimated at $9,000. Fox Lake • Ricky J. Justus, 32, 37812 Academy, Lake Vil...

The Palatine Township board will be accepting resumes from residents of the Palatine Rural Fire District who are interested in serving a 3-year term on the fire board. The term begins May 1. Interested residents are asked to submit their resumes, in...

Americans spend more on gambling than all other recreation combined. And while it's a fun diversion for many people, for some it can be a social, economic and psychological problem. In recognition of National Problem Gambling Awareness Week, March 9...