Sue Ellen Christian

Palatine lost its innocence long ago, somewhere in the hurly-burly after World War II. Crime came to town as the population doubled and redoubled in the decades of growth. Burglarly....

Authorities are searching for the cause of a blaze at a private recycling center early Thursday that firefighters spent six hours battling. An Elgin police officer noticed the fire, which...

You`ve called for medical help: Do you want three paramedics who always work together, or two who are well-rested? Barrington paramedics say you want three, even if they do work...

At least for now, Rolling Meadows won`t get the backing of the Greater Woodfield Convention and Visitors Bureau for its controversial casino proposal, officials say. ''There was not enough material...

The same way automakers guard the blueprints for the 1994 models, and the way inventors claim proprietary rights over their discoveries, the Amish try to protect their quilt designs. ''Most...

As opposition steadily grows to a proposed riverboat gambling operation near Lake Barrington, the village is now considering whether to take legal action to stop the Lake County Forest Preserve...

Being the wife of Scott Gustafson, an accomplished illustrator of children`s books, means playing some non-traditional roles every so often. Like dressing up as the wolf in grandma`s clothes to...

A 32-year-old Palatine Township man was killed and a Barrington woman was in stable condition Sunday after their vehicles collided on Dundee Road, according to officials. Julio Jaramillo, 32, of...

A 30-year-old Chicago man will appear in bond court Monday after being charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a Lake Barrington man after the two argued over...

A proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution that would force the state to pay for more than half of the cost of public schools was falling short late Tuesday in...