Gurnee Mills security guards bob and weave through crowds of holiday shoppers, sometimes reaching speeds of 4 to 6 mph when they are in the clear. The quicker pace of patrols comes courtesy of Segway Personal Transporters. Gurnee Mills covers about ...

Anu Solanki, the Des Plaines woman who sparked an intense search when she disappeared earlier this week, returned late Friday to the Chicago area, where she was interviewed by investigators, authorities said. Solanki, who went missing Monday, return...

It was a year of highs, lows, hellos, good-byes, surprising turnarounds and near-misses. Cabela's and the Chicago Shamrox debuted in Hoffman Estates, as did Bartlett's new Metra station, but the Lindbergh School and Streamwood's former police statio...

There is a place in eastern Canada called the Bay of Fundy. Its claim to fame is its wildly changing tides. Walk to the shore at one point in the day and you can see boats bobbing in the water along the docks. Return a few hours later, when the tide...

As we huddled in the concrete stairwells of the Daily Herald Office Center during a severe storm warning the afternoon of Aug. 23, we had no idea of the devastation that would face us when we emerged. Calls quickly poured in from photographers, rep...

It was a notable year in many respects. Here is a look back at the top stories of 2007 in the Tri-Cities area: Kane County A flooded Fox River, public health scares and transportation issues were three of the biggest issues Kane County leaders ...

Anu Solanki, the Des Plaines woman who's been the subject of an intense search since disappearing Monday, is alive and has left the Chicago area with a male friend, police said Friday. Authorities from the Cook County Sheriff's Department announced...

This is the week people will look back on 2007 and ask themselves if it was a good year or a bad year. The answer will differ from person to person, of course. But one thing is certain: When it came to news, 2007 was a busy year. Flooding, a state f...