Charles Mount

A family that had no renter's insurance lost all its belongings but were not harmed in a fire late Tuesday. Larry and Mary Beth Harvey, who rented a two-story home...

Suburbanites like to pride themselves on taking an active interest in local government, and every election season it shows when scores of candidates vie to fill offices ranging from village...

The call was different from most that came in to the special task force investigating the Palatine massacre. This one was from the Crystal Lake police who said they had...

One of the most inspiring performances in the history of the 102-year-old Woodstock Opera House will be closed to the public Friday night. Yet the theater will be filled with...

Prosecutors disclosed on Friday that former police officer John Cumbee apparently used a fireplace poker from his house to kill 21-year-old Kathleen Twarowski and said they will ask a judge...

The Dorr Township highway commissioner and his son have been indicted for buying several hundred dollars worth of auto parts with township funds and using them on their own cars....

Four northwest suburban residents have been charged with drug infractions after narcotics agents and postal inspectors traced marijuana in packages that arrived at O'Hare International Airport. Capt. Rick Rokusek of...

With its million-dollar houses and two championship-caliber golf courses, the tiny town of Lakewood exudes an image of wealth and stability. But beneath that veneer, the McHenry County town of...

Ten Woodstock residents have been arrested for allegedly selling about $4,400 worth of marijuana and LSD to state drug agents in more than 20 transactions over the past month, officials...

In the bad old days, corrupt ward bosses paid $2 and a jug of muscatel for a vote. Tuesday, the taxpayers paid as much as $30. Like everything else, democracy...