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A Florida woman faces numerous charges after authorities said she assumed the identity of a Bloomington woman after being caught in Glendale Heights with a car reported stolen from a Florida car rental company.

A former postal worker from McHenry is accused of stealing $3,500 in cash out of mail addressed to someone in Tennessee.

Water tests near Northwestern Medicine Stadium in Geneva reveal cancer-causing chemical, but county official said there's no cause for concern.

Officials from the Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce and village of South Barrington celebrated last week's opening of a new popcorn shop.

North Aurora resident Melody Saperston will fill a vacancy on the West Aurora District 129 school board.

Wheaton looked internally to appoint the city's new police chief. Deputy Police Chief Bill Murphy soon will become the city's top cop, officials said Tuesday.

Buffalo Grove and Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights are teaming up to ensure that people suffering a mental health crisis that requires a police response can get the help they need.

DuPage County is looking to enact a local rules that officials hope will mitigate the downsides of wireless companies installing small cell antennas on publicly owned utility poles, streetlights and rights of way.

State Sen. Tom Rooney is hosting his first Senior Health Fair from 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday, June 29, at Lions Recreation Center in Mount Prospect.

The 69th Swedish Days Festival kicked off its six-day run Tuesday in Geneva.