Jerry Crimmins

The McHenry County Health Department on Tuesday night advised people not to swim in McCullom Lake because of the possibility of parasites in the water that cause "swimmer's itch." "We...

About 1,800 customers of Commonwealth Edison were without power for at least an hour and a half Wednesday night in an area bounded by the Northwest Tollway on the north,...

Individuals and families heading for Chicago Cubs games on the weekend, at night and on holidays can now take a special Pace express bus from the Northwest Transportation Center in...

Individuals and families heading for Chicago Cubs games on the weekend, at night, and on holidays can now take a special Pace express bus from the Northwest Transportation Center in...

Authorities on Monday night were seeking a robber described as 18 to 22 years old who held up the Amcore Bank Northwest, 94 Kennedy Drive, in the village and escaped...

The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority said it will close a heavily used ramp on Wednesday or Thursday at the Arlington Heights Road interchange on the Northwest Tollway, but will...

Traffic on Lake-Cook Road, which handles more than 40,000 cars a day, will be reduced to one lane in each direction just west of Skokie Boulevard in Highland Park and...

The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has installed indoor pay Teletypewriters at its seven tollway oases for use by travelers who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired. "People who...

An $80,000 grant has been awarded to a group formed by 35 Cook County suburbs to study a commuter rail line proposed to run between O'Hare and Midway airports, according...

In Schaumburg and Elgin, mayoral candidates are raising large sums of money to hire consultants, conduct polls or send out direct-mail advertising. In Crystal Lake and Rolling Meadows, the modest...