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Police: Man faces attempted murder charge after attacking woman in park

A Wisconsin man faces an attempted murder charge after McHenry police said he attacked a woman in Peterson Park while out with his unleashed dog. Police said a preliminar...

Bob Berlin

DuPage state’s attorney’s office, Secret Service sting shuts down 350 fraudulent investment websites

A recent joint sting operation conducted by the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office and the United States Secret Service, along with DuPage County’s IT Department, re...

The Carol Stream Park District has prohibited shell products at McCaslin Park. And with new FieldTurf infields at its ball diamonds, there is now a greater emphasis on enforcement.

Why seeds and shells are a no-no at some suburban ball fields

Peanuts and sunflower seeds — long a staple in dugouts and bleachers — are out at some suburban baseball and softball complexes. Park districts, including Carol Stream an...

A Metra train from Chicago pulls into the Geneva station on Tuesday. The General Assembly is considering rolling Metra, Pace and the CTA into one mega agency.

A good deal for the suburbs? Transit merger proposal raises questions about finances, fairness

Ripple effects continue from a proposal to abolish the boards of Metra, Pace, the Chicago Transit Authority and the Regional Transportation Authority and merge the four a...

Motorcyclist critically injured in Port Barrington crash

A 41-year-old Lake Zurich man suffered a fractured neck and severe head injuries after he crashed his motorcycle into the back of pickup truck Sunday evening in Port Barr...

Roal McLennon, 37, of Skokie faces aggravated battery and arson charges.

Police: Man struck former employer with car, set Des Plaines business on fire

A Skokie man faces aggravated battery and arson charges alleging he struck his former employer with a car in Des Plaines last week then returned the next day and set the ...

The Chicago Bears on April 24 unveiled designs for a new domed stadium on the parking lot south of Soldier Field, which would be replaced with public athletic fields next to the original colonnades. The plans came a year-and-a-half after the team gave a similar stadium and mixed use district presentation for the suburbs.

From promises of no new taxes to Burnham, Bears’ latest stadium presentation sounded familiar

As Chicago Bears executives last week presented glossy renderings and extolled the virtues of building a new stadium on the city’s lakefront, one could hear echoes of sim...

Republicans slam a controversial new election law that favors incumbent legislators.

Republicans slam new state election law favoring incumbents

SPRINGFIELD — With about three weeks to go before the Illinois General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn its spring legislative session, supermajority Democrats flexed the...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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