Robert McCoppin

AJ Freund plays with toy cars during a family event in McHenry County.

Two ex-DCFS workers go on trial for child endangerment in murder of 5-year-old AJ Freund in Crystal Lake

September 11, 2023 at 7:36 p.m.

When 5-year-old AJ Freund was beaten to death in 2019, outrage focused on his parents, who were convicted and sentenced to prison. Attention then shifted to the handling of the...

The grounds crew preps the grass on Sept. 5, 2023, at Soldier Field before the Bears season begins against the Packers on Sunday.

Chicago Bears’ search for new stadium continues as a new season begins — with roadblocks in all directions

September 9, 2023 at 8:25 a.m.

The Chicago Bears Fan of the Year is eager for a new stadium. Corey Schieler, who was named top fan by the team last year, has sat through frigid temperatures...

Violet Reese, from left, Nayeli Hernandez and Sam Ploshay at Rise Lounge and Smokeasy on Sept. 6, 2023, in Mundelein.

Miracle in Mundelein brings legal cannabis consumption to concerts in what could be part of an emerging trend

September 8, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

The smell of illicit marijuana typically floats through crowds at rock and rap concerts, but this weekend will mark a new experience in Illinois: a cannabis concert where smoking weed...

Eyvonne Bender was killed in Morton Grove in 1979.

44 years after 2 teens were killed in Morton Grove, family and friends hope bigger reward will crack case, while cops seek DNA leads

September 2, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

In 1979, teenagers in Morton Grove often hung out by a river in a patch of woods. They would smoke pot there or just goof around, generally away from authority...

Mental health funding may be jeopardized by faulty tax referendums in suburbs

August 29, 2023 at 3:48 p.m.

Funding for treatment of substance abuse, mental health and developmental disability in a half-dozen suburban townships and Will County may be in jeopardy due to concerns that the voter referendums...

Broken sections of the rail and overgrown grass make up some of the horse track at Horizon Farm preserve on Aug. 18, 2023, in Barrington Hills.

Horse lovers trying to save racetrack at Horizon Farm Forest Preserve, while bird and nature lovers question the impact

August 19, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

On a group tour of Horizon Farm Forest Preserve and its rolling pastures, a visitor joked that it would make a great par 3 golf course. Nature lovers shuddered at...

Northwestern's Ryan Field on Monday, July 10, 2023,

Northwestern lacrosse player’s lawsuit charges school was warned about baseball player whom she says sexually assaulted her

August 14, 2023 at 7:22 a.m.

A Northwestern University lacrosse player has filed a federal negligence lawsuit claiming that the school was warned about a baseball player whom she accuses of sexually assaulting her. "Rather than...

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