Top designs for Elgin's annual Window Wonderland contest have been announced. More than 25 businesses and organizations decorated downtown windows this month in "The Nutcracker Suite" theme. Tied for first in the business category were: Books at Sun...

The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center named Sarah Allen of Waukegan as the new primary care services director. Allen is responsible for planning, coordinating and administering services for medical and dental care, prenatal a...

Grill on 21, 1580 S. Milwaukee Ave., will be closed until 3 a.m. Sunday following an emergency order by Libertyville Mayor/Liquor Commissioner Jeff Harger. Harger said he made the order, effective Dec. 9, because continued operation of the bar and l...

Arlington Heights • The tip jar was stolen from Starbucks Coffee, 33 S. Evergreen, between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 7. • Someone stole a wallet from a customer around 2:30 p.m. Dec. 6 inside a store on the 1500 block of North Dryden Avenue; loss w...

Red-light runners beware: Carol Stream police have an eye on you. Starting today, a new camera at the intersection of North Avenue and Kuhn Road will capture traffic light scofflaws - and send a photo of the infraction to police. A study of the vill...

Antioch •Thieves stole a wreath valued at $95 from the rear of a flower shop at 40870 Route 83 between 4:20 p.m. Nov. 29 and 1 p.m. Nov. 30. Deer Park •Burglars broke into a home around 4 p.m. Nov. 26 on the 20600 block of Laurel Drive, but it was n...

Antioch •Edward C. Weigel, 53, 39439 N. Woodland Ave., Antioch, was arrested around 7:30 a.m. Nov. 27 at his home and charged with disorderly conduct after he walked outside in his underwear and made lewd gestures with his hands and newspaper toward...

Morning commuters should take extreme caution this morning due to high amounts of ice being reported on roadways throughout the Chicago area, authorities are reporting. More than a dozen accidents have been reported since 6 a.m. in the suburbs. All ...

The Lake County Chiefs of Police Association and Lake County Crime Stoppers is giving away $50 gift cards in exchange for unwanted guns during the holiday season. Eight police departments are participating in the annual gun buy-back program, 9 a.m....