He killed a man to fake his own death
More than 100 family members and friends attended Ari Squire's memorial banquet last week and signed his online condolence book, mourning a man they said was kind, selfless and gentle....
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Historic bridge is back into the swing of things
Buildings designed by legendary architect Howard Van Doren Shaw near the turn of the 20th Century are treasured by preservationists nationwide and locally -- from the University of Chicago's Quadrangle...
Suicidal driver guilty but ill
A young woman who rammed her car into another in a bid to commit suicide but instead killed three musicians was found guilty but mentally ill Friday in Cook County's...
Kirk and Bean report $1 million in war chests
U.S. Reps. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Melissa Bean (D-Ill.) each reported more than $1 million in cash on hand to defend their north and northwest suburban seats next year, but...
Girlfriend of ex-Bear star slain in Deerfield condo
Deerfield investigators continued their search today for clues in the shooting death of a pregnant woman identified as the girlfriend of former Chicago Bears player Shaun Gayle. Deerfield officials, along...
Parents sentenced for teen drinking
Deerfield parents convicted of allowing a homecoming night drinking party that was blamed for a crash that killed two teens were sentenced Wednesday to jail time, fines and community service....
Ex-village leaders charged
Charles R. Amrich, mayor of northwest suburban Island Lake for 20 years until he left office in 2005, was charged Thursday with five felony counts of allegedly pocketing thousands of...
Pigs still can call Lake Forest home
A Lake Forest couple who sued their neighbor for keeping three pigs on her North Shore property will look to the Illinois Appellate Court after a Lake County judge refused...
Pomp, circumstance –but keep it down
When whoops, cowbells and air horns drowned out the roll call of graduates two years ago, officials at Galesburg High School decided to stop rowdy graduation ceremonies. They made students...
Lake college chief is AWOL
College of Lake County President Richard Fonte, who has been at the center of controversy since he joined the Grayslake institution less than 18 months ago, has been out of...