Jeff Long

Concerned about crops failing from drought, Kane and Will County leaders Tuesday issued local disaster declarations, while regional officials warned of heightened fire risks from arid conditions. Will County Executive...

The tomatoes, raspberries and roses in DaronOlesch-Williams' back yard in Algonquin still need water, despite the restrictions in place during this summer's dry spell. So Olesch-Williams, a native of England,...

An Illinois official who helps oversee mass-transit programs caused several drivers--including a sheriff's deputy--to swerve out of his way before he was arrested on drunken-driving charges in McHenry County this...

A McHenry County judge rejected Gary Welsh's arguments for freedom on Thursday, setting the stage for a hearing on whether the state can keep him in custody for the 1962...

Russell Mitchell knows his son, Michael, as a deeply religious young man with a "hero complex." But it had always surfaced as a protective attitude toward his younger siblings or...

Firefighters in rural McHenry County found the body of a man Monday when a fire destroyed a historic former church built in 1849. The man, who had not been identified...

Voters in the northwest suburbs did not face many choices in Tuesday's primary, but those communities and townships with races had spirited contests, bristling with crucial issues such as growth...

Incumbent Mark Beaubien Jr., a Republican, is seeking his fifth term in a race against Democrat Larry Feigen. The district lies mostly in Lake County but juts into portions of...

Three candidates are vying for the seat from the southeastern corner of the county, left vacant by Republican Rosemary Kurtz, who is retiring. The district covers Grafton Township, most of...

A quick-witted waitress sparked a massive search Wednesday morning in Algonquin when she tipped off police that she believed two "fidgety" men eating steak and eggs in her restaurant had...