SPRINGFIELD -- Against the backdrop of the Virginia Tech massacre anniversary, Illinois House members on Wednesday voted down added gun restrictions here. The proposal would have required that people wanting to sell or give guns to someone else wou...

Arlington Heights • Amie K. Frisbee, 29, 803 W. Miner St., Arlington Heights, was arrested around 5:45 p.m. April 11 and charged with two felony counts endangering the life/health of a child, child not in a restraint, and driving under the influence...

To submit your listing, e-mail ntwohey@dailyherald.com, or fax (847) 427-1301 at least two weeks prior to the event. News of the week Pet contest and bake sale: Four Paws Animal Foundation will hold a pet contest and bake sale fundraiser May 18...

Des Plaines parade returns Des Plaines' Pooch, Pet and Pedal Parade will return this year after a two-year absence. The city's special events commission is inviting youths, adults and pets to participate in the free event May 17 at Prairie Lakes Par...

Your faith To submit items, e-mail faith@dailyherald.com, or send fax to (847) 427-1301. Adult education Immanuel United Church of Christ will hold a new weekly Parents Group Mondays in the west classroom during the same time as the Lifeboat High Sc...

Fox Lake • Thieves stole a stern drive and propeller between 4 p.m. March 30 and noon April 1 from Munson Marine, 501 E. Grand Ave., police said. Value was estimated at $6,000. Grayslake • Kyle Smith, 50, 373 S. Lake St., Grayslake, was arrested Mar...

SPRINGFIELD -- With Republicans leading the opposition, the Illinois House on Thursday rejected the idea of letting voters decide whether those making more than $250,000 a year should see their state tax rate double. The proposed constitutional ame...

Northbrook-based Allstate Insurance Co. said Thursday it has laid off 109 area employees in its information technology department as it re-evaluates its resources and on-going projects. The affected workers, who were in a variety of IT positions in ...