The blotter Antioch • John A. Havens, 21, 1304 N. Johnson Ave., Rockford, was arrested around 11:40 p.m. Oct. 12 and charged with felony theft after he was accused of stealing a bicycle valued at $500 out of a backyard following a traffic accident w...

On a weekend in early June, Elgin residents Sherry May and Dawn Farris drove to the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota to donate books and educational materials to their Juvenile Detention Center, as part of their Rosebud Reservation Detenti...

Blood pressure screenings: The community is invited to the College of Lake County Lakeshore Campus in Waukegan for a free blood pressure screening. Students from the CLC Medical Assisting program will conduct the health screening from 12:30 to 1 p.m...

The blotter Fox Lake • Thieves stole an in-dash radio/CD player faceplate over the last two weeks but reported Oct. 16 out of a boat docked behind Big E's Tavern on Rollins Road, police said. Value was estimated at $300. Grayslake • Kyle R. Smith, 5...

CHAMPAIGN -- The Illinois National Guard will see its largest deployment since World War II when more than 2,700 members head to Afghanistan to help train the Afghan army and national police, the Guard said Friday. The 33rd Infantry Brigade is one o...

State transportation officials say a stretch of Route 83 through Prospect Heights has neither enough accidents nor driveways to merit lowering the speed limit from 40 mph to 35 mph, as some city officials want. But the state's survey also showed tha...

Hoover-Wood Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization needs vendors for its Holiday Express market Dec. 1 at the Batavia school. Applications are due by Oct. 25. Contact Norah Satre at (630) 482-9488 or nosatathome@comcast.net for an application...

This week, the YWCA Lake County will host its Week Without Violence, an anti-violence outreach campaign across Lake County to raise awareness about violence. "Enough!" is this year's central theme. "One out every three women has been a victim of dom...

Kane County • A $1,500 laptop computer was stolen from the Regional Office of Education, 201 S. Sixth St. in Geneva Township, between Friday and Monday. • A $200 satellite radio was stolen from an unlocked truck on the 4S100 block of Hazelcrest Driv...

The blotter Batavia • Zachary J. Nasti, 19, 222 S. Jackson St., was charged with zero tolerance DUI, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, leaving the scene of a property damage accident and unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor after a...