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A 52-year-old Chicago man is free on $1,500 bail after he was accused of displaying pornography in a DuPage County Forest Preserve.

A former North Chicago police officer plead guilty to a felony count of patronizing a prostitute Thursday.

The family of an Elgin boy who died five years ago is worried the tree that holds his memorial might have to come down.

Kane County Board gets started on 2019 budget by discussing ground rules.

East Dundee police host an open house this weekend with the goal of strengthening relationships and interacting with residents.

When you visit Lisle's Eyes to the Skies festival this weekend, you're pretty much guaranteed to see hot-air balloons of all shapes and sizes. But there's one balloon that will be on display in Community Park near Route 53 and Short Stteet that's just a little more special. It's called Serena's Song.

A jogger was seriously injured Thursday morning when she was struck by a car near Mundelein, authorities said.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.'s fiscal third-quarter earnings jumped more than 15 percent and beat Wall Street expectations despite flat sales from the drugstore chain's U.S. pharmacies.

Persons with disabilities, low on income, or getting older should still be able to exercise at a fitness center -- except few, if any, places make it easy for those types of people to do so.

Elgin is going to reduce vehicle impounding fees -- currently $500 -- for minor offenses at the request of police, who said such incidents have decreased by more than 50 percent in the last eight years.