Three people were honored last week for their service to crime victims. State's Attorney Michael Waller singled out the individuals April 16 during a luncheon at Viking Park in Gurnee. Mary Penich, a retired assistant regional superintendent of scho...

Arlington Heights • Jesse Contrearas, 22, 1 S. Dryden, Apt. 2G, Arlington Heights, was arrested around 8 p.m. April 18 and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia after an officer found him drinking alcohol wi...

Batavia • A vehicle parked on the 1800 block of Suncast Lane was damaged between 4 and 5 p.m. Monday. Damage was estimated at $200. Geneva • Two men were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cannabis (fewer than 30 grams) ...

Prevention First, Motorola and state Rep. Paul Froehlich of Schaumburg will convene a town hall meeting this evening as part of a national effort to raise awareness of current underage drinking issues. The meeting is free, open to the public and wil...

With animal control, internal affairs and use of force on the schedule of the most recent Citizens Police Academy session in Schaumburg, class members were obviously in for an exciting night. Animal Control Officer Deborah Diamond opened the evening...

Antioch • Vandals scratched the entire passenger's-side of a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee parked in a driveway and scratched the hood on a 2006 Toyota parked inside an unlocked garage overnight April 5-6 at a home on the 25500 block of Florence Avenue, ...

A suburban teen has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing a couple as they slept in their Chicago apartment. Seventeen-year-old Julius Flournoy of Des Plaines faces two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of hom...

So now it's time to watch what happens. As many parents, students and even former students objected, the District 214 school board on Thursday reduced the orchestra program at Hersey High School to part-time status (for the teacher, who also will te...

After a first-place win in the Illinois Community College Student Activities Association Regional College Bowl tournament, Elgin Community College's team will compete for the state championship on Friday at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos ...

Round Lake has set a mark every village in Lake County should try to match. A recent police-controlled sting operation checking liquor establishments to see if they were selling alcohol to minors found no violations. That means each of the 15 establ...