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St. Charles and its new garbage vendor are enacting a plan to ensure a smooth transition when their five-year contract goes into effect July 1.

A lifeguard at the Bartlett Aquatic Center is being hailed as a hero after he rescued a young boy from drowning.

Opening statements are scheduled for Tuesday in the trial of Donnie Rudd, 76, a disbarred, former Northwest suburban attorney charged with murdering his bride, Noreen Kumeta Rudd, 19, in 1973 and staging her death to look like an accident.

A Carpentersville man is facing felony charges after he was caught with child pornography, prosecutors say

The suburbs gained another voice on the Illinois tollway's board of directors Monday when Gov. Bruce Rauner announced the appointment of Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens to the nine-member panel.

Demolition of the 91-year-old former St. James Parish school building in Arlington Heights has begun, as part of a $10.5 million project to expand the church and add parking.

An Aurora man received a 15-year prison term for possessing a large amount of cocaine that prosecutors said he intended to distribute.

A Lake County judge was right to dismiss Mundelein's lawsuit challenging the approval of a regional trucking terminal in neighboring Grayslake, an Illinois appellate court ruled Thursday.

Elk Grove Village has agreed to a deal that will bring a Planet Fitness and potentially a grocery store or "hypermart" concept to property previously occupied by a Dominick's supermarket.

A woman being sued for defamation by a Geneva board and dog groomer wants to suit thrown out, saying she was merely warning people about A New Dog after her dog died there and did not make any false statements that hurt the business, which has since closed.