Forty-four paramedics, one police officer and one nurse were recently honored for heroic acts in the past year at a special ceremony at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital. "The delivery of health care is a team sport," Dr. Michael Ankin, vic...

Immersed in blood, guts and gore for nearly a quarter-century as Lake County coroner, 87-year-old Barbara E. Richardson of Gurnee doesn't care much for Halloween. "Oh, I like kids trick-or-treating," Richardson says. "But I don't like things hanging...

Cook County's newly appointed chief of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, whose job is to deploy personnel and equipment to incidents and disasters in the suburbs, has a few skeletons in his closet, a review shows. County President Toni Pre...

In the midst of investigating the 1999 deaths of Marilyn Lemak's three young children at the hands of their mother, Ray McGury — then a Naperville police detective — got a tip that suggested Lemak might not be responsible. “This guy said that he obs...

An ailing Green Oaks woman was found in the Libertyville area Tuesday afternoon after going missing for more than a day. Mitsuko "Mikko" Washinushi, 77, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, apparently left her home in the 1800 block of White Fence ...

Authorities have identified the third person killed in a fiery Ingleside car crash as the younger brother of one of the other victims. James A. Mortensen, 30, of Lindenhurst, was riding in the rear seat of the Kia Optima when it crashed early Wednes...

Mundelein Police Chief Eric Guenther is set to take on added responsibilities as the town's public safety director. Guenther will oversee the police and fire departments if the new position is approved by the village board Monday. Deputy chiefs wou...

• Few minds were as playful and as serious as E.L. Doctorow's. Conjurer of old-time gangsters and ragtime stars. Commentator on wars and presidents and the laws of the land. Student of political and literary history and how they tell us who we are n...

Church walk for Naperville woman who died in Texas jail A Lisle church is planning a Sunday prayer walk to honor Sandra Bland as the Texas Rangers and the FBI continue investigating the circumstances surrounding the 28-year-old Naperville woman...