Mark Shuman

Two men face felony charges in connection with an armed robbery and two sexual assaults that police alleged they committed against two 17-year-old Hanover Park girls early Saturday. Kirk Mitchell,...

A 78-year-old driver caused a fatal crash in Des Plaines, police said Tuesday. Leonard P. Miller of 206 N. Broadway St., Park Ridge Park, was charged with failure to reduce...

For most people, Prospect Heights and Hong Kong might not seem to have a lot in common, but police officer Eileen McChrystal, fresh from a two-week training visit to the...

The City Council gave preliminary approval Monday night to street repair projects totaling about $6 million for the 1997 construction season. One "streetscaping" project involves laying new brick sidewalks and...

Officials Monday were trying to determine what caused a natural-gas leak that led to an explosion that severely damaged a two-story home Saturday in the 3100 block of Patton Drive....

Aldermen agreed Monday night to keep the controversial Cumberland Circle on the city's west side just as it is, despite its accident rate. The standing-room-only meeting was attended by about...

A $33.7 million retail and residential project in the works for downtown Des Plaines cleared another hurdle this week when aldermen unanimously voted to approve a financing package that calls...

The former boyfriend of a 28-year-old Des Plaines woman was charged Sunday with felony stalking after police said he mounted a campaign of harassment that included threats of death to...

The City Council has voted to solicit bids for a new downtown streetscaping project that officials estimated during a recent City Council meeting would cost about $530,000. The project will...

The city will offer photo identification cards to teenagers in an effort to keep them shopping in the city and also to discourage unseemly behavior. The cards will be issued...