I recently testified at Speaker Madigan's budget hearing in Northbrook about the urgent need to increase state funding for legal aid to help meet the civil legal needs of low-income families in Chicago and throughout Illinois. Access to legal aid h...

With 22 years of banking experience, Brian C. England was appointed banking center president for the Naperville location of Leaders Bank, which is slated for a mid-2008 opening. Crowe Chizek and Co. announced the following appointments in its Oak B...

NORTHBROOK -- A Florida appeals court has upheld the state's suspension of Allstate Corp. from selling new policies, Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said Friday. McCarty in January suspended Allstate after he said the company defied subpoenas s...

A Highland Park man has been charged with more than four dozen counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and possession of child pornography. Highland Park police say 35-year-old Vicente Pecina worked in the cafeteria at Northbrook Junior High Scho...

For nearly 30 years, Dr. John A. "Jack" Heinz practiced general dentistry in Arlington Heights, building a clientele that grew right along with the bustling suburb. Family members said Dr. Heinz followed an older brother out to the Northwest suburb...

SPRINGFIELD -- Fireworks and foul language erupted at the state Capitol as lawmakers battled over a constitutional amendment to allow the recall of public officials. State Rep. Jay Hoffman angrily criticized its necessity, even offering an obscenit...

NORTHBROOK -- Allstate Corp. gave first-year Chief Executive Thomas Wilson compensation valued at $10.7 million last year while recently departed CEO Edward Liddy got $18.8 million in compensation and $25.4 million in retirement benefits, according ...

NORTHBROOK -- Underwriters Laboratories, a provider of product safety testing services, announced Tuesday its Management System Solutions business will merge with DQS, an independent third-party management system certification services firm headquar...

Fox Lake • David M. France, 31, 5526 23rd Ave., Kenosha, Wis., was arrested around 2:10 a.m. March 22 and charged with criminal trespass. He was warned to leave Kevan's Tavern, 92 E. Grand Ave., and is accused of leaving and returning, police said. ...