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A 46-year-old St. Charles man charged with selling counterfeit Chicago sports team shirts two years ago has since obtained trademarks for some of his designs and has been accepted into Kane County's pre-trial diversion program that if completed will result in the charges being dismissed, his attorney said.

Capital improvement projects -- including street resurfacing, sanitary sewer work and bridge rehabilitation -- are expected to kick off next month in Elgin.

Naperville police say they have "all suspects identified and in custody" from a shooting reported Wednesday.

A Des Plaines man is accused of trying to kill an employee of his towing company Wednesday morning outside a Park Ridge shopping center, police say.

Schaumburg trustees have approved plans for a nightclub in the Schaumburg Towncenter Shopping Center, to be run by the owners of the Polish restaurant next door, as well as outdoor seating for Pilot Pete's restaurant at Schaumburg Regional Airport.

Alight Solutions, a technology-enabled health, wealth, HR and finance solutions firm, said it is acquiring Dallas-based Compass Professional Health Services, a health care technology company.

Elmhurst police catch suspect who escaped officers Wednesday night.

A busy intersection in Aurora near the Fox Valley Mall will be closed into the morning rush hour after a serious crash Wednesday night, officials say.

A test group has given positive reviews to a new online tool that allows Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 students set goals and measure progress on their journey to college and careers.

Elmhurst police were looking in the city for a retail theft suspect who "escaped police custody" Wednesday night but stopped the search because they believed he was "no longer in the immediate vicinity."