Charges in bank heist: A Waukegan man has been charged in the July 17 robbery at NorStates Bank, 216 Madison Ave., Waukegan. Michael S. Schwartz, 45, of the 500 block of Franklin, is charged with bank robbery, Waukegan police said. Schwartz was arre...

Arlington Heights At 9:50 p.m. July 11, a house on Shag Bark Trail near Algonquin Road in Arlington Heights was egged. The offenders were three male teenagers, who fled in a white compact car which had a license that started with the letter "H." Any...

The small village of Port Barrington suspended all its police operations this week after town leaders placed its chief and only other full-time officer on administrative leave. Village President Mike Head confirmed the suspension via e-mail Thursday...

The family of a 28-year-old man who died in Barrington police custody Sunday are questioning the circumstances of his demise. Dennis John "D.J." Russell of Wonder Lake, was discovered unresponsive in his cell at the Barrington police station hours a...

Streamwood police are looking for two suspects who they say stole thousands of dollars in cash and checks from a man making a delivery behind a local restaurant. Police said the victim was parked in an alley in the 600 block of South Barrington Road...

A Buffalo Grove couple was prominently named at the head of a series of mortgage-fraud indictments announced Tuesday by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald. Richard Lisnek, 56, and his wife, Judy Kien, 50, of Buffalo Grove were charged with fraudulentl...

Palatine dog carnival reset: The Canine Carnival in Palatine that was canceled Thursday evening because of the threat of bad weather has been rescheduled for Sept. 10 at Fred P. Hall Amphitheater. Hosted by the Palatine Park District, the canine car...

A 22-year-old man is due in court next month on charges that he reached for a weapon when a South Barrington police officer woke him up in his car in the middle of the night. Police said Paul S. Ditman, who is living temporarily with relatives on th...