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An elderly couple was plucked from their vehicle after it plunged into an Elgin lake Thursday afternoon when its driver apparently hit the gas pedal instead of the brake.
Full Story updated 7/2/2009 4:01 PM
More than 260 pounds of marijuana and several pounds of cocaine have been taken off Aurora streets in the last six weeks, authorities announced Thursday.
Full Story updated 7/2/2009 3:46 PM
With one simple letter it was as if Susan Knight had just been given a second chance to know her uncle, Keith Jennings, an airman who had died after his P-47 bomber was shot down in 1944 over France during World War II. Jennings was only 20 years old at the time.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 3:45 PM
The Chicago Bandits and the Northern Illinois Lightning will play an exhibition softball game to benefit breast cancer research at 7 p.m. Sunday at Judson University in Elgin.
Full Story updated 7/2/2009 1:22 PM
The case of the kidnapped doggy waste container inched closer to trial this week when a McHenry County judge denied an Algonquin woman's request he dismiss a criminal charge alleging she unlawfully removed the receptacle from its perch outside her home.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 12:21 PM
The consolidation and failure of some banks has caused confusion for some customers. But that excuse didn't work for an unemployed, 36-year-old registered child sex offender accused of draining some $28,000 from his mother's checking account while living at her home.
Full Story updated 7/1/2009 12:07 PM
A recently elected Gail Borden Library trustee has been banned for a year from visiting the place that his constituents frequent: the library itself.
Full Story published 7/1/2009 3:50 PM
An Aurora man faces up to 30 years in prison for inappropriately touching a young girl left in his care and possessing thousands of sexual images of children on his home computers.
Full Story published 7/1/2009 4:49 PM
A quick-thinking taxi driver in Elgin fended off an attacker and probably avoided serious injury when he used deodorant spray as makeshift mace.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 4:13 PM
Fox Valley area commuters might have to adjust their routes next week. Westbound exit ramps at Route 25 and Interstate 90 will be closed beginning late Monday night and continuing through late August.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 3:30 PM
The changes aren't monumental, but there will be adjustments for Vernon Hills seniors using the village-operated bus service.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 2:44 PM
A federal audit of Chicago's air traffic facilities shows most controllers have short rest periods between shifts, a factor which contributes to fatigue and could be a safety threat.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 2:03 PM
A 51-year-old St. Charles man was behind bars Thursday on charges he bit a woman during a custody dispute over a dog, police said.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 1:15 PM
Authorities say a worker died after he suffered an electrical shock while repairing a machine at a Fort Wayne bakery plant.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 10:49 AM
A 49-year old man died after hitting a utility pole about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Kane County Sheriff's office.
Full Story updated 7/2/2009 10:23 AM
Museum promo for kids; pin drop for Spacenet; French Market resumes; donate garage sale items
Full Story published 7/2/2009 12:00 AM
Grafton Township is accepting applications for citizen committees that will advise the township board on planning, residents with disabilities and transportation.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 12:00 AM
A gray, two-door 1997 Buick Riviera was reported stolen between 7 p.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday from the 0-99 block of Tivoli Place, police said.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 12:00 AM
Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez received a green light to possibly end the year in the red despite repeated statements from Kane County Board members about holding a hardline on budget cuts this year.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 12:00 AM
Local health care providers were among a group joining Rep. Bill Foster Wednesday to discuss potential changes to add to the health care reform debate in Congress.
Full Story published 7/2/2009 12:00 AM
Motorists suspected of drinking and driving in Kane County could be subject to court-ordered sobriety tests over the Fourth of July weekend, officials warned Wednesday.
Full Story published 7/1/2009 12:55 PM
A Geneva man announced plans Wednesday to run in the Republican primary for a chance to replace U.S. Rep. Bill Foster next year in the 14th Congressional District.
Full Story published 7/1/2009 4:35 PM
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