Carri Karuhn

Leaders of Palatine and Inverness are inviting residents to participate in joint meetings "to examine the issues in our communities, define the problems and create lasting solutions." "We want housewives,...

The steep slopes and exposed tree roots of a ravine in the Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Palatine made an ideal area for mountain biking. At one time, someone even...

They move across the ballroom dance floor with all the grace of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. But this couple are teenagers. And Snezhana Urbin and Igor Sharapanyuk, have traveled...

Bond was reduced Wednesday from $100,000 to $10,000 for a 17-year-old accused of sexually molesting his 4-year-old stepsister. At a hearing in the Rolling Meadows branch of Cook County Court,...

Postal inspectors in California are investigating a case in which a local woman was duped out of $6,800 and nearly lost another $12,000 in a sweepstakes scam, police said. Arlington...

Police were looking Monday for a man who entered a locked gas station by throwing a rock through the glass door and beat up the clerk. Police said the suspect...

Bond was set at $250,000 Thursday for a Streamwood man accused of killing a pedestrian while driving allegedly under the influence of alcohol, according to police. Police said William L....

Four more young people were charged Monday with allegedly attending an underage drinking party in the village, bringing the number charged so far to 70, police said Monday night. Police...

It's as common as it is cruel: dumping unwanted pets on the side of the road with the hope that the animals will be able to fend for themselves or...

Frances P. Reynnolds, an intramural basketball coach, has been charged with serving alcohol to 8th-grade players during a postseason sleepover at her house, police said. Reynnolds was charged with three...