Honor flight volunteers make every day Veterans Day
The World War II veterans — all 92 of them — rolled into Midway Airport before dawn. With guardians to push their wheelchairs, they were checked in, photographed and deployed...
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McHenry Republican Bill Prim headed to sheriff’s office
For the first time in 17 years, McHenry County has a new sheriff. William "Bill" Prim, of Cary, a retired Des Plaines police commander, was headed for victory with 60...
Incumbent Curran sails to victory in Lake Co. sheriff’s race
Republican incumbent Mark Curran, 51, of Libertyville, handily defeated political newcomer Jason Patt, 36, for a third term as Lake County sheriff. Early returns showed Curran taking about 60 percent...
Collar counties weigh in on sheriff, referendums
In Lake County, incumbent Sheriff Mark Curran handily won a third term in office, beating his Democratic opponent Jason Patt by more than 20 percentage points in unofficial totals."I am...
Will and McHenry Co. to get new sheriffs
Three competitive and contentious races for sheriff marked the election season in the collar counties of Chicago, with voters in Will and McHenry counties set to choose new sheriffs for...
Hearing delayed for Mundelein teen accused of killing sister
A hearing for a teenager accused of stabbing her 11-year-old sister to death in their Mundelein home was delayed in juvenile court Monday morning while lawyers take more time to...
Alleged victims of ex-Winnetka teacher share memories online
A North Shore man who assumed for nearly 50 years that he was the only person allegedly molested by former Winnetka teacher William Bricker recalls the Google search that the...
Lake County Jail guards indicted in inmate’s death
Three years after a Lake County Jail inmate's neck was broken in a scuffle with guards, two former correctional officers have been indicted by a grand jury on official misconduct...
Lake County sheriff race pits GOP’s Curran against newcomer
In his bid to win re-election as Lake County sheriff, eight-year incumbent Mark Curran cites his management experience and blames recent controversies in his office on a handful of former...
Sex abuse case raises issue of justice for elderly suspects
William Bricker's home is nestled in a woodsy area right outside the quaint downtown of Glen Arbor, Mich., a scenic lakefront community near the northern tip of the state's Lower...