Carri Karuhn

Helga Stafford compared the effect of the new ornamental lights in Elgin's Historic District to a woman who goes to the hair salon and leaves with a beautiful new look....

Seventh-graders at Plum Grove Junior High School in Rolling Meadows did not celebrate this Veterans Day the usual way, sleeping in and catching a CD sale at the mall. They...

The FBI was investigating an armed robbery Thursday morning at a credit union, where the lone gunman ran off with "several thousand" dollars, according to authorities. Palatine police said the...

Elgin officials have scheduled a special lighting ceremony to commemorate the completion of a $1.2 million project designed to enhance the appearance and safety of the historic district. At 6:30...

A resident is accused of embezzling more than $350,000 over three months from a local manufacturing company where she worked as a general office clerk, police said Monday. Kimberly Mills,...

A resident suffered burns to his legs while trying to retrieve an aerosol can that ignited under a hot water heater early Thursday, authorities said. The flames spread, causing an...

The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is upgrading and expanding its weather forecasting system so that it can accurately deal with inclement conditions in a timely manner, officials said. The...

The Elk Grove Village Fire Department was investigating a fire that started Tuesday afternoon after a chemical reaction inside a 55-gallon drum at Armitage Industries, 1650 Carmen Drive in the...

The condition of a woman whose husband was struck and killed while the couple were walking on the shoulder of the Tri-State Tollway early Sunday, was upgraded to serious Monday....

The Village Board directed its attorney Monday night to take "appropriate action" against businesses that place advertising signs on parkways owned by the village. The actions may include court injunctions...