Matthew Walberg

A student answers questions during an ACT preparation class at Neuqua Valley High School on July 21, 2015.

Illinois ACT scores show dramatic gain, but fewer students are taking the test

May 23, 2019 at 6:23 a.m.

Illinois high school students posted the highest average ACT score in at least nearly three decades, but that achievement is tempered by the tremendous drop in the number of students...

Des Plaines man pleads guilty to attempted murder, aggravated battery for knife attack at McHenry County birthday party

May 11, 2019 at 5:59 a.m.

A Des Plaines man who slashed two people with a knife at a McHenry County birthday party pleaded guilty to attempted murder and aggravated battery, authorities said Friday. Miguel Hernandez-Solorzano,...

Wheaton children’s gym reopens following the death of a 7-year-old Glen Ellyn boy after a fall

December 12, 2018 at 11:15 a.m.

A children’s gym in Wheaton has reopened following an incident in which a 7-year-old boy died last week. About 3 p.m. Sept. 30, Wheaton fire and police personnel responded to...

Worker killed, another injured in crane accident at Evanston construction site

May 13, 2019 at 3:18 a.m.

One worker was killed and another was injured after a load of steel beams fell from a crane Tuesday morning at a construction site in Evanston, authorities said. Shorty before...

A man accused of robbing a bank dropped a lottery ticket in the process, leading to his arrest, court records say

December 12, 2018 at 9:35 a.m.

When an Arlington Heights man left the bank he is accused of robbing late last month, he left behind what would become an extremely unlucky lottery ticket. Dexter L. Riley,...

The archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Cardinal Blase Cupich, answers questions after speaking at the North Shore Congregation Israel on Jan. 29, 2018, in Glencoe.

Cardinal Cupich apologizes, saying his ‘poor choice of words’ may have added to suffering of sex abuse victims, survivors

May 23, 2019 at 6:19 a.m.

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich has apologized for comments made last month that appeared to some to downplay the importance of dealing with the sexual abuse crisis facing the Catholic Church....

A person was found dead early Sept. 28, 2018, in this building, a business called Bella One, in Roselle.

Man found dead after reports of shots fired at business near Roselle; ‘person of interest’ in custody, sheriff says

December 12, 2018 at 11:51 p.m.

Authorities are investigating the death of a man found early Friday after reports of gunshots at a business in an unincorporated area near Roselle. About 3:30 a.m., officers from the...

Ex-Schaumburg High teacher accused of sexually assaulting student in 2001, including in empty classrooms

December 12, 2018 at 11:40 p.m.

A former Schaumburg High School teacher is accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with a student for several months in 2001, and now, 17 years later, he has been...

Alec Baron throws branches from a tree damaged in a storm into a wood chipper outside a home at Second and South Church streets in Huntley on Sept. 26, 2018.

Fallen trees, damaged homes, a toppled 85-foot windmill — McHenry County, other areas deal with aftermath of storms, high winds

May 23, 2019 at 6:19 a.m.

Vince Nuccio was folding laundry Tuesday in the upstairs bedroom of his home in Huntley when he decided to make a quick trip to the nearby CVS store to pick...

‘Money went flying all over the place.’ Getaway car hits tree following heist at Riverside ATM

December 12, 2018 at 11:46 p.m.

Six people were arrested Monday night after an armed robbery at an ATM in Riverside set off a police chase during which shots were fired from the fleeing suspects’ vehicle...

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