Mark Shuman

Despite rumors to the contrary, ongoing construction at Buffalo Grove High School will have no effect on the school's first day of classes on Aug. 26 or on freshman orientation,...

A 43-year-old Buffalo Grove woman was charged Wednesday with aggravated cruelty to animals after she allegedly admitted drowning a pet cat in a pond at Centennial Park, 1301 E. Burr...

Des Plaines police will start using the Denver Boot this month to fight traffic-ticket scofflaws. Officials last week mailed warning notices to 357 residents who each has tickets carrying fines...

Des Plaines police will start using the Denver Boot this month to fight traffic-ticket scofflaws. Officials last week sent out warning notices to 357 residents who have tickets totaling more...

Des Plaines aldermen voted 7-0 Monday night to require pawnbrokers operating in the city to adhere to strict reporting standards, including a requirement that merchandise purchased by pawnshops not be...

Police recorded at least 16 incidents of vandalism in which about a dozen mailboxes, several outside lights and windows on several vehicles were damaged late Sunday or early Monday. Damage...

Police divers on a training exercise Tuesday in Green Lake, at Green Lake Park, 1101 Green Knolls Drive, found a church tabernacle that was reported stolen during a 1988 burglary...

Des Plaines aldermen voted 8-0 Monday night to defer action on an agreement with Ameritech New Media that would allow Ameritech to provide competing cable TV service in Des Plaines....

Police were looking for help from the public in tracking down a stray cat that bit a 55-year-old resident Monday in the vicinity of the 100 block of Waverly Road....

Des Plaines aldermen Monday night approved a $139,780 bid for engineering work in preparation for the reconstruction of Oakton Street between Lee Street and River Road in 1998. The low...