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Fugitive from sexual assault charges identified by Lake County residents after watching TV show

May 10, 2019 at 11:09 p.m.

Dino Curcio claimed to be a youth hockey coach so well-known that he wore a baseball cap and sunglasses at a suburban ice rink so he wouldn't cause a commotion....

Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts spoke May 13, 2017, at Lake Forest College's commencement ceremony, held at Ravinia Festival Park in Highland Park.

Relationships are more important than money, Ricketts tells Lake Forest College grads

May 23, 2019 at 10:02 a.m.

Chicago Cubs co-owner Tom Ricketts said during a commencement speech Saturday at Lake Forest College that while the stress of Game 7 in last year's World Series "nearly killed me,"...

Evanston Ald. Brian Miller, 9th, proposed changing a city rule that requires bicyclists to use lights while riding at night as a means to initiate a discussion about alleged acts of escalation by police officers at a recent human services committee meeting.

Evanston alderman responds to complaints of police escalation

May 12, 2019 at 9:49 p.m.

An Evanston alderman proposed changing a city rule that requires bicyclists to use lights while riding at night as a means to initiate a discussion about alleged acts of escalation...

Social justice, peace activist Will remembered

May 12, 2019 at 9:48 p.m.

The Rev. Dr. James E. Will's family and colleagues said his life in the church was rooted in a dedication to social justice and peace as both a scholar and...

Auto thefts, carjackings on the rise throughout North Shore

May 10, 2019 at 5:17 p.m.

Police across the North Shore are pleading with residents to lock their cars and be careful getting in and out of them, saying that an existing pattern in which cars...

Evanston man sentenced to 8 years in prison for large-scale marijuana distribution

May 12, 2019 at 9:46 p.m.

A 32-year-old Evanston man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for distributing large amounts of marijuana and concealing the proceeds from drug sales in luxury car purchases and...

As rates increase, Morton Grove drops electricity program voters approved in 2012

June 10, 2018 at 3:41 a.m.

Morton Grove is pulling the plug on its electricity aggregation program next month. The move means the village, which started an electricity aggregation program after voters approved a referendum in...

Niles Public Library District hires consulting firm to guide strategic planning

May 9, 2019 at 6:45 a.m.

The Niles Public Library District will spend $25,000 on consulting services to help with its strategic planning process. Library district board members voted unanimously at their Aug. 17 meeting to...

Law enforcement officials surround a house on Rose Avenue east of Second Avenue in Des Plaines on Aug. 18.

Standoff comes to peaceful end in Des Plaines

May 23, 2019 at 4:35 a.m.

A seven-hour standoff between police and a man police believed to be suicidal, armed and highly intoxicated came to a peaceful end Thursday evening in Des Plaines. Des Plaines Police...

Oak Park School District 97 teacher appointed to Niles Library Board

May 9, 2019 at 6:45 a.m.

Niles library officials recently appointed a 36-year-old elementary school teacher to a vacant seat on the library district board. Rob Breit, a teacher at Oak Park School District 97, was...

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