Arlington Heights bull; Thieves tried to steal a catalytic converter from a 2007 Kia Sportage on the 1700 block of North Ridge between 8 p.m. Aug. 10 and 8 a.m. Aug. 11. They tried to saw through the outlet pipe but failed. Damage was estimat...

Waukegan authorities were releasing few details on a Wednesday afternoon house fire that remains under investigation. Batallion Chief John Schmidt said the blaze was reported on the city's northwest side at 3:50 p.m., but he declined to name the str...

Drowning victim identified: Officials have identified the 19-year-old man who drowned Wednesday in Lake Michigan off Illinois Beach State Park. Roman Bravo of North Chicago was swimming with friends at around 6:30 p.m. when he was pulled unde...

Pension reform referendum: The Lindenhurst village board voted Monday in favor of an advisory referendum that will ask citizens whether they want the General Assembly and governor to reform police and firefighter pensions. The question will a...

Kane County bull; Aaron M. Adams, 29, of the 700 block of Woodewind Drive, Naperville, was cited for operating an uninsured vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after a two-car crash at 5:47 p.m. Aug 3 at Route 25 and Cour...

Elgin bull; Someone ransacked an apartment in the 1200 block of Abbott Lane between 12:01 and 9 a.m. Sunday, stealing a set of keys for a maroon 1985 Chevy Impala and then the car itself, reports said. bull; A maroon 2008 Harley Davidson S...

Police are still investigating a crash that left a 24-year-old Arlington Heights man dead on Chicago's north side. Michael Lewandowski, of the 2600 block of Dryden Lane, was pronounced dead after 7:15 p.m. at Loyola University Hospital in Maywood, ...

After 12 years of legal wrangling, a former Willowbrook nursing home supervisor admitted Tuesday he raped one of four female workers who accused him of battering, fondling or assaulting them. Marco A. Campos, 47, faces up to eight years in prison wh...