Terry Wilson

Kal Penn's career is about to take a frenetic turn. Penn, who stars in "National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj," joins the cast of the Fox hit "24"...

A convicted child molester from Libertyville pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing child pornography and could be sentenced to 10 years in prison. Gordon MacArthur, 45, of the 400 block of...

Bond was reduced Thursday for a former Lake Forest police officer charged in residential and business burglaries in the community he patrolled. Robert J. Coyle, 34, a 12-year veteran of...

An exotic dancer from the Baby Dolls strip club near Wadsworth was found guilty Thursday of prostitution, and a club hostess was convicted of soliciting the services of a prostitute....

A Kildeer man who had been on trial before a jury for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in his home, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a lesser charge, attorneys said. Thomas...

A Grayslake priest accused of molesting two boys at an Episcopal boarding school in western Maryland more than a decade ago has been extradited and is expected to arrive there...

A Chicago man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for trying to kill a Wilmette contractor so the man and his nephew could steal the contractor's tools, prosecutors said...

A farm owner has expressed interest in a Lake County program designed to acquire development rights for farmland so that it can be preserved, officials said. Larry Leafblad, chairman of...

A Waukegan man who agreed to help a friend set fire to a video store was sentenced Thursday to 4 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to arson. Daniel...

A Palatine woman who was charged with aggravated drunken driving and was jailed last month after she appeared in court while allegedly intoxicated, pleaded guilty Tuesday. Jocelyn M. Burrell, 33,...