Sue Ellen Christian

Leaking underground fuel storage tanks that Elgin officials unexpectedly found in their prized redevelopment area have not only put a glitch in the city`s plans for the land, but could...

Call it a case of putting the cop before the cash. Now that the decision has been made, after months of debate, to place a police officer in Barrington High...

Hoffman Estates on Tuesday snubbed a proposal by neighboring Elgin that would have put an end to a territorial battle over large tracts of undeveloped land near the Sears, Roebuck...

The table is laden with colorful novelties: The Black Panther Shuttlecraft, the Jumbo Oregon Candle and Morning Glories are 4th of July favorites, according to the teenage seller. Some whistle,...

A knife allegedly wielded by a man who was slain by a Hoffman Estates police officer was sent to a state crime laboratory Friday for a fingerprint check in an...

Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg would be among the communities forced to foot the bill for any damage to underground utility lines if legislation afloat in the General Assembly survives. Hoffman...

Bryan Griffith, who lives in a quiet Kildeer subdivision of landscaped one-acre lots, peeked out the sliding glass door of his parents` spacious home Tuesday night to catch some of...

Hoffman Estates is no longer the only northwest suburb willing to defy the state legislature by refusing to join the latest state-mandated program. The suburb is finding an ally in...

Village trustees in Barrington and Hoffman Estates have given the go-ahead for major park district developments in each community. As expected, Hoffman Estates trustees have given preliminary approval to a...

The battle between the state and municipalities over the state mandating programs without paying for them is expected to escalate Wednesday when a legislative committee debates a constitutional amendment barring...