Jennifer Lenhart

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory on Monday broke ground for a new main injector that scientists say will significantly expand research capabilities. The injector is a $217 million oval-shaped ring in...

State's Atty. David E. Akemann has announced more personnel changes as part of the reorganization he promised in his fall election campaign. Jose Vela has been appointed an assistant state's...

David Schoo, the St. Charles man who along with his wife is accused of leaving his children home alone over Christmas, was arrested Saturday night and charged with driving under...

A last-minute contract request presented at the County Board meeting Tuesday sent some commissioners to the limits of what they said they were willing to tolerate in the way of...

A Circuit Court judge has found an animal rights activist guilty of trespassing in Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve, where the Du Page Forest Preserve District is killing deer to control...

Circuit Court Judge Peter Grometer has dismissed a homeowners' lawsuit against the proposed 738-acre Fox Mill subdivision in unincorporated Kane County. Grometer ruled Wednesday that the plaintiffs failed to provide...

Attorneys for Kane County and B&B Enterprises are moving to officially end a homeowners' lawsuit against a proposed 738-acre Fox Mill subdivision near Wasco, a county development official said. Kane...

Shortly after David and Sharon Schoo were indicted last week on charges that they beat, kicked and choked their two daughters, their defense attorneys issued a warning to other parents:...

The criminal charges against Kane County's "Home Alone" couple expanded into the area of physical child abuse Tuesday, including allegations that Sharon Schoo kicked, scratched and choked her daughters and...

The mothers of two boys who were sexually abused while living at the Mooseheart child-care center near Batavia have sued the convicted former houseparents and Moose International Inc., which owns...