A North Chicago man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Friday for a string of armed robberies throughout the county and sexual assaults against some victims. Jermmie Carlisle, 22, will also have to spend the rest of his life on parole and register ...

Arlington Heights • Vandals stole tools out of a disabled 1994 Ford pickup truck at Centennial Park, 1301 E. Burr Oak Drive, between 8:49 a.m. Sept. 25 and 7:48 a.m. Sept. 28 and used them to saw through four trees with 3-inch to 4-inch diameter tr...

ALBANY, Ind. -- A single-engine plane crashed into an Indiana cornfield Wednesday after the pilot, who was seen slumped over at the controls, lost consciousness and the aircraft flew out of control, officials said. Military officials do not believe...

St. Charles • Brian Bernard Lewinski, 34, of the 0-100 block of North Seventh Avenue, was charged Sept. 22 with obstructing a peace officer, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and driving with a revoked license, according to a police report. Polic...

Aurora police are holding two people in connection with a Sunday night hit-and-run accident that killed a 45-year-old Aurora woman. It happened about 9:30 p.m. at Route 31 and Prairie Street near downtown. The woman, Patty S. Kuntz of the 200 block ...

MANALAPAN, Fla. - The Miami press corps isn't expecting an invitation to Michael Jordan's new hacienda for a last-minute Olympic announcement. There won't be any mojitos served by Jordan's girlfriend and he won't pass out any chubby cigars from his ...

Arlington Heights • Burglars broke into three vehicles in a fitness center lot at 960 W. Dundee Road between 7 and 8:39 p.m. Sept. 22. Burglars stole a tote bag, cell phone, cosmetics and credit cards out of a 2004 Ford Explorer; a messenger bag wi...

Bartlett • A 10-year-old boy brought a knife to Bartlett Elementary School, 111 W. North Ave., Sept. 21; his teacher asked him to give her the knife, and he replied he would bring a gun to school and shoot her. He received a 10-day out-of-school su...

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