Arlington Heights • Thieves stole a men's dark blue bicycle with a baby seat attachment, value estimated at $600, locked to a bike rack in an apartment courtyard on the 2600 block of North Windsor Drive between 4 p.m. Aug. 28 and 8:30 a.m. Sept. 1....

LONDON -- Thousands die as airliners explode over the Atlantic Ocean and North American cities. The global economy reels. Relations between London and Washington lie in tatters. Authorities sketched out what would have been dramatic consequences of ...

Buffalo Grove • Thieves removed two navigation systems, a power cord for an iPod and loose change overnight Aug. 31 from two cars parked in a driveway in the 2700 block of Sandalwood Road. There were no signs of forced entry. • Arlington Toyota repo...

News about club meetings and events. Send items to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com two weeks before event date. DAR essay contest: The Twenty-first Star Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution announce its annual...

A Chicago man released from prison two months ago after serving nearly 30 years for rape and armed robbery has been charged in connection with sexual attacks on the city's North Side. Julius Anderson was released from Big Muddy Correctional Center ...

Oprah Winfrey is shutting down a stretch of Chicago's Magnificent Mile next week as she hosts a free party open to the public with the Black Eyed Peas to celebrate the kickoff of the 24th season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Harpo Productions said Tu...

Food pantry needs donations: The Self-Help Closet & Pantry of Des Plaines is appealing to businesses, community groups and residents to schedule fall food drives for the pantry. The pantry has had a 25 percent rise in clients served in 2009 over 200...

Booth honors ex-teacher: The new ticket booth at Libertyville High School's football stadium has been dedicated in honor of former math teacher Irene Werner. Werner, who retired in 1998 and died in 2006, supported the school's athletic programs and ...