Cops: Naperville man used Facebook alias to talk sex with minors Naperville police are asking parents in the Oswego, Batavia and St. Charles area to review their children’s Facebook friends to see if they have been in contact with a 37-year-old...

Most of Great Lakes Naval Station's civilian employees were back to work Monday after being furloughed in the federal government shutdown that started last week. “When you're gone for four days, the work doesn't stop,” said Great Lakes spokesman Joh...

When you leave home for an extended period of time, it is not a simple matter of plugging in light timers, moderating the temperature (lower in the winter and warmer in the summer) and locking the doors. Experienced snowbirds who travel south for se...

A witness who saw a man abduct a 3-year-old girl Monday in Mundelein and then drive away was sure the car’s license plate number started with a seven. That detail — and a traffic ticket recently issued to the car’s driver — led to the arrest of a su...

Illinois State Police has been patrolling Chicago's Kennedy Expressway in search of what troopers believe to be distracted drivers. The troopers are looking for drivers who are texting as they maneuver along Interstate 90, which meanders through Chi...

A congressional stalemate in Washington is set to leave thousands of suburban federal workers unpaid beginning Tuesday, including nearly 2,500 civilian employees at Naval Station Great Lakes. Most of the nonmilitary workers who work at the Navy base...

Police find Wheaton woman’s body buried in Glen Ellyn park Glen Ellyn Police found the body of a 33-year-old woman who had been reported missing from Wheaton during the search of a park on Saturday. Police said Linda Velez of Wheaton had suffer...