Residents displaced, but no injuries in Naperville fire Residents of a 16-unit two-story apartment building in Naperville have been displaced after a fire last night heavily damaged their homes, fire officials said. Full story. Mundelein tr...

Life on the lam came to an abrupt end for a former Aurora man accused of distributing large amounts of heroin and other drugs into the suburbs. Eric D. Coachman, 47, formerly of the 700 block of Concord Street in Aurora, is now in federal custody, f...

Show your respect for our troops who have given their lives in service to our country at the St. Charles Memorial Day event on Monday, May 30. Activities begin at 6 a.m. and include cemetery ceremonies, a parade, memorial service and free family pic...

Crash kills Barrington Hills man, injures ex-Bears Hanie, LaRocque A 35-year-old man died and his two passengers, both former Chicago Bears players, were injured Monday night when his car struck a tree along a residential Barrington Hills stree...

Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Leo Tolstoy walk into a room. Substitute “bar” for “room” and you have the setup for a literary-historical joke. In this case, however, the situation in which these men find themselves is no laughing matter. It...

New petition supports U-46 board member who opposed textbooks Student-led petitions calling for the removal of Elgin Area School District U-46 school board member Jeanette Ward over controversial comments she made last month stirred emotions on...

North Aurora doesn't need its own community center, because there are plenty of places in town where recreational activities could take place, according to a village-commissioned study. The village board hired Market and Feasibility Advisors of Chic...

CHICAGO (AP) - Police in suburban Chicago said Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor was found safe Monday after officers received a report that she never returned from a Sunday bike ride in the area. Wilmette police spokesman Eric Peterson said O...