A federal judge has given permission to a firearms expert to use luminescent tracer bullets during a test at the FBI's shooting range in North Chicago. U.S. District Judge Ronald L. Guzman made the ruling Wednesday in the case of the environmental g...

An Antioch Township man was indicted Wednesday for allegedly supplying the drugs that led to another man's death. Lake County Assistant State's Attorney Suzane Willett said Kelton Lewis, 23, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substanc...

Hoffman Estates • James Rudolph Crane, 22, 4223 N. Moody, Apt. 2, Chicago, was arrested around 4:20 p.m. March 13 and charged with possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia after an officer found him with cocaine and drug equipment...

The House of Representatives passed an ethics bill that created an independent office to field complaints and investigate the conduct of members of Congress. I voted for these reforms, but they did not go far enough with regard to Congressional spen...

Mount Prospect • A vandal slashed the front passenger's-side tire between 6 p.m. March 15 and 6:45 a.m. March 16 on a 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo parked on the 600 block of South Edward Street, police said. Damage was estimated at $100. • Christine A...

Chicago police said a 17-year-old youth was killed and three other people, including a 14-year-old, were wounded in a possibly gang-related stabbing incident in the North Side's Edgewater neighborhood. Chicago police officer John Henry said the stab...

Hundreds of families on Elgin's near-northeast side are enjoying hearty ham meals for Easter today, thanks to generous volunteers from throughout the Chicago area. Food for Friends, a 14-year-old nonprofit group based in Palatine, planned to distri...

Roselle police, along with the Illinois State Police Alcohol Countermeasures Enforcement Team, recently conducted an undercover operating targeting retailers that sell alcohol to minors. A total of 22 businesses were visited March 13. An employee at...

To submit your listing, e-mail ntwohey@dailyherald.com or fax (847) 427-1301 at least two weeks prior to the event. March Fundraiser for veterans: Lake Villa Memorial Post # 4308 fundraiser to benefit veterans: doors open 6 p.m. March 29, 130 E...

Chicago police say a 24-year-old man faces charges in connection with the fatal hit-and-run of a man who had just rescued a woman from two men who were kicking her. Officers said Boubacar Bah was charged early today with reckless homicide and leavin...