Hundreds of people lining West Chicago streets Sunday were treated to classic cars and trucks, dancers in colorful costumes and riders on horseback during the city's annual Mexican Independence Day parade. West Chicago has been celebrating Mexican I...

Bail was set at $2 million Friday for twin brothers and a teenager accused of robbing a Buffalo Grove locksmith shop and restraining the employees with plastic cable ties. Lake County Judge Christen Bishop ordered 21-year-old brothers, Jamaal S. An...

Charges were filed Thursday against three men accused of restraining an employee at a Buffalo Grove business while armed, and then fleeing with several containers of key fobs Wednesday night, authorities said. Buffalo Grove officials released inform...

Shows, swap meets Sept. 16: Second annual Mason Legion Charity Car Show, American Legion Post No. 964, 51 Lions Drive, Lake Zurich. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Pre-1980 cars and motorcycles. $20 donation required for vehicle entry (Limited to the first 70 e...

This weekend ArtsFest-St. Charles: Runs through Sunday, Sept. 17, at various venues in St. Charles. Features multiple artistic disciplines in venues all over the city including art galleries, film, music, spoken word and live theater. There will be ...

Trial begins for woman charged with murdering 2 Naperville children It's not in dispute that Elzbieta Plackowska killed her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl she was baby-sitting in 2012. But her attorneys say she was insane at the time of the st...

Spared by Irma, suburban natives say storm was still terrifying Hurricane Irma wasn't as apocalyptic as many predicted, but suburban natives in Florida say it was scary and surreal. As the storm blew past the Naples Police Department, where for...

Suburban transplants in Irma's path fear the unknown As Hurricane Irma moved through parts of Florida yesterday, suburban transplants who chose to stay describe scenes of fallen trees, flooded streets and damaged homes. "I didn't know it would ...