Mark Shuman

Outgoing Des Plaines Mayor Ted Sherwood handed over the gavel to his successor, Paul Jung, in a ceremony this week following Jung's election to the office on April 1. "I...

A 40-year-old Mt. Prospect man was killed when his car skidded out of control Tuesday night and struck several trees along the westbound lanes of Euclid Avenue, about one-half mile...

By a 4-2 vote Des Plaines aldermen gave give preliminary approval Monday night to a grant of $10,000 to help build and maintain a skateboard park in a YMCA parking...

A 14-year-old Schiller Park boy was referred to juvenile authorities Saturday after he allegedly stabbed a 21-year-old man twice in the back inside the Des Plaines Theater, 1476 E. Miner...

The Police Department was evacuated for about 20 minutes Monday when an electrical box in the basement caught fire, authorities said. Damage to the building at 46 Raupp Blvd. was...

Des Plaines aldermen debated a proposal Monday night to increase the fines for the most common parking tickets to $25 and $50 from the current rates of $10 and $25,...

A skateboard park that backers hoped would open by May 1 will be put on hold until neighbors of a YMCA, the proposed site for the park, can work out...

Village Manager Paul C. Nicholson said Wednesday that he has resigned after four years on the job. "This is an opportunity to step back and walk away for a little...

What many thought was impossible happened Tuesday night in Mt. Prospect. By dint of organization and name recognition from 16 years of public service, Mayor Gerald "Skip" Farley won a...

A 15-year-old Wheeling High School student was referred to juvenile authorities over the weekend in connection with at least a dozen car and garage burglaries in the Quincy Park neighborhood...