Batavia • Jonathon L. Anderson, 19, of 415 North Hamlin Ave., Chicago, was cited for illegal possession of alcohol by a minor at 125 W. Wilson St. at 5:12 p.m. Monday, police said. • Alicia M. Pierce, 39, of 1179 W. Wilson St., Apt. B, was charged w...

The blotter Buffalo Grove • Vandals scratched both driver's-side doors on a 2003 Nissan Xterra between 1 and 6 p.m. Sept. 18 parked in a veterinary clinic lot at 1515 E. Busch Parkway, police said. A damage estimate was not available. • Vandals chop...

The blotter Batavia • Taris L. Brooks, 21, 1259 E. Wilson St., was charged with retail theft and resisting a police officer after an incident at Kohl's, 251 N. Randall Road, at 4:33 p.m. Friday. Police said Brooks took $192 worth of jewelry, perfume...

Palatine restaurant closes Downtown Palatine's Brockway Chophouse has closed, and the details surrounding it are uncertain. Signs now hang on the door saying it will reopen in 30 days after remodeling. According to Mike Cassidy of the Hummel Group -...

To the editor: (At) the most recent joint meeting of Wheeling and Prospect Heights I watched with interest the presentation by Mr. Kirby on the need for a master plan for the airport and surrounding area. Though I do not condone the manner in which ...

Antioch • Thieves stole a Nitro bass boat, boat trailer, and fishing equipment between Sept. 15-17 parked at a plumbing business at 41550 Route 45, police said. Total value was estimated at $30,000. Gurnee • Burglars smashed a sliding door window an...

Lord Gilmour, a Conservative lawmaker who was a thorn in the side of Margaret Thatcher when she served as Britain's prime minister, died Friday. He was 81. He died in West Middlesex Hospital, west of London after a short illness, according to Gilmou...

• The Prospect Heights Garden Club is sponsoring a Blue Star Memorial that honors all the men and women who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. It will be dedicated at 1 p.m. Sept. 30 in front of the Prospect Heights...

Residents in Wheeling's Colonial townhouses will discuss real and perceived problems in the subdivision today and learn valuable lessons about cooperation with law enforcement. A neighborhood meeting, sponsored by the Colonial Association Board and ...