Although COVID-19 pandemic restrictions led to the cancellation of traditional Memorial Day parades and other activities across the suburbs, some residents found ways to physically commemorate the day with social distancing and other precautions. Ho...

This article was produced in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. When Kmart bought Sears in 2005, the retailer famous for its blue-ligh...

In what seems like the blink of an eye, our lives and businesses have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the numbers of sick and dying climbed exponentially over the past month, life as we know it ceased to exist. The shelter at home order me...

A 42-year-old Deer Park man surrendered to Barrington Hills police Wednesday to face a charge stemming from a May 2018 hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist. Tommy G. Walker III, of the 23000 block of Long Grove Road, is charged with leaving the...

Palatine police said a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle shortly after 8 p.m. at Quentin Road near Kathleen Road. Police were expected to release details in the overnight hours Saturday. A witness who came upon the scene before first responders did...

As suburban police tout the crime-fighting benefits of striking deals for access to video from Amazon's Ring doorbell cameras, several critics, including a prominent civil-rights organization, are raising concerns about privacy and about law enforce...

In 2018, the average amount spent on public pensions by 74 suburbs was equal to one-third of what those towns collected in property taxes. In a few suburbs, the amount spent on pension debt was almost as much as the total amount property owners paid...

A 30-year-old Algonquin woman was killed in a crash near Lake Barrington late Tuesday night, according to the Lake County sheriff's office. Authorities said the woman was driving a 2004 Nissan Altima south on Kelsey Road just north of Flint Creek Ro...