Villa Park expects to join the growing number of municipalities using cameras at dangerous intersections to catch motorists running red lights. Trustees have given preliminary approval to a contract with Lombard-based RedSpeed Illinois to install re...

Geneva Anthony W. Garrett Jr., 19, of 0S450 Melolane Drive, West Chicago, was charged at 9:54 a.m. Friday with reckless driving and disregarding a stop sign. Police said he drove through a stop sign at Hamilton Street and River Lane, hit a curb on ...

Des Plaines A back door at a home on the 2000 block of Berry Lane was damaged in a possible break-in attempt around 11:30 p.m. June 21, but nothing appeared to be missing. A damage estimate was not available. A BB-gun pellet was shot through a din...

Hoffman Estates police are searching for two men who tried to abduct a boy of about 13 as he was riding his bike Wednesday afternoon. According to a police report, the boy was approached by at least one man as he was riding a bike around 3:30 p.m. o...

Authorities say a 3-year-old Chicago boy has died after a metal gate he was swinging on fell and hit him in the head. A Cook County medical examiner's office spokesman says Chris Cooper died after suffering head trauma. Police say the boy was playin...

Buffalo Grove A 2008 Buick Lucerne in a condominium garage on the 200 block of Lake Boulevard was vandalized around 11:20 a.m. June 23; damage was estimated at $2,000. Police said other vehicles in that garage have been damaged over the past year. ...

To have an event listed in this calendar, e-mail the details at least two weeks in advance of the event or registration deadline to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com. Please put "Crafts and bazaars" in the subject line. Bartlett Festival of the Arts: 10 a...

Gurnee ˆ Thieves stole a wallet around 4:30 p.m. June 17 from a male employee at Six Flags Great America, 1 Six Flags Parkway, police said. Value was estimated at $1,425. ˆ Vandals used red paint to spray gang graffiti on a slide and garbage can Jun...

Robert Burton III, 17, of the 2100 block of Charleston Lane, Aurora, and a 15-year-old Aurora boy each were charged with three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon after a gun was found about 7:20 p.m. Monday inside a park at Foxcroft and ...