It has been four decades, but Maria Bucher still remembers the pang in her stomach that told her it was Lent when she was growing up Catholic in a town...
The Flesh-Masked Bandit has hit the road. Branching out from his string of heists throughout Chicago`s northwest and west suburbs, the bandit known for his opaque mask has pulled off...
In a move that may close a chapter in the car accident that killed three northwest suburban teenagers, a 15-year-old Mt. Prospect boy pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of...
To borrow a line from the Rolling Stones hit ''Jumpin` Jack Flash,'' the scene at a Hoffman Estates Shell station Friday was a gas, gas, gas. Recession-weary customers were lined...
Finders keepers, plaintiffs weepers. Nearly two years after four teenagers found $6,061 while traipsing through a wooded lot in Crystal Lake, the Illinois Appellate Court has ruled the kids can...
Schaumburg village leaders issued a warning to teenagers Tuesday night: You`ll have to fight for your right to party. The Village Board approved a 6-month moratorium on commercially sponsored teen...
Struggling to stem what they see as a growing suburban gang presence, Schaumburg officials are considering a plan to effectively ban teen dance nights, the very events some organizers had...
A day after a bank-robbery suspect was arrested and his wife shot to death, residents of a Hanover Park townhouse development found themselves asking: Is that what the odd, reclusive...
The Christmas office party may have been cut due to financial constraints. The smoking room may have been eliminated for health reasons. The annual company picnic may be a fond...
Call it what you will-a legitimate attempt to discipline students or Big Brother goes to high school-but a large northwest suburban school district has given itself the right to keep...