Andrew Buchanan

A Lake Villa couple were charged Thursday with firing a gun at the home of a former business associate in an attempt to frighten the man. Laura Egan, 27, and...

The Niles Township High School District 219 board approved a pair of resolutions Monday night allowing the firing of 34 first- and second-year teachers. The 4-1 vote in favor of...

As a 13-year-old Chicago boy lay unconscious in a Cook County Hospital bed Sunday night, authorities charged three teenagers with trying to beat him to death. Their motive, police said:...

A Libertyville attorney awaiting trial for allegedly molesting a 16-year-old girl has been charged with domestic battery after an incident involving his wife. Ross Heim, 49, of 958 Wilshire Ct.,...

Usually it was the Japanese noodles that astounded them. Or the fancy cheeses. Or the gourmet pizzas. But the look of surprise Tuesday from customers at the almost year-old Byerly's...

Lt. Charles Fagan of the Lake County Sheriff's Department has been named commander of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, the task force announced Tuesday. Fagan has been an...

The trial date for the man charged with killing a retired Northeastern Illinois University psychology professor from Highland Park has been pushed back at least until April. The trial for...

Fire officials were trying to determine what caused a weekend blaze in a Waukegan home that left a 70-year-old man dead. Charles Smith was killed in the fire at 715...

In a speech to more than 5,000 Chicago-area students, teachers and administrators Wednesday, President Clinton urged all of America's schools to adopt international academic standards, particularly in math and science....

The Chicago area braced against an arctic blast that was expected to deliver sub-zero temperatures and dangerous wind chills by the end of the day Thursday, shuttering most area schools...