Elgin Teenager Dies In Kane County Crash
A 17-year-old Elgin boy is dead after a one-vehicle crash near Burlington in Kane County.
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A 17-year-old Elgin boy is dead after a one-vehicle crash near Burlington in Kane County.
The death of the 64-year-old Elgin man is the second in Illinois this year from West Nile.
The search for a missing 20-year-old woman from St. Charles is now concentrated in the Chicago area. because her family says she was last seen at Millennium Park.
Authorities in Kane County are awaiting toxicology reports to determine how a circus worker died at the county fairgrounds this past weekend.
A former Elgin police officer has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for planting evidence at a crime scene.
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The Kane County State's Attorney is planning to ask for raises for his staff, and he says the reason is crucial.
A Kane County man stands charged with trafficking child pornography, after the FBI caught him in an online sting and found that he was keeping a graphic stash of pictures and videos depicting children engaged in sex acts with adults.
Authorities are investigating the death of a 20-year-old man who died in custody at the Kane County jail.
A suspicious package prompted authorities to shut down the parking lot at the Kane County Judicial Center Wednesday morning, but it turned out to be only a DVD, a video game and a calculator.
A raging barn fire shut down busy Route 47 in Kane County Monday morning.
The top law enforcement officer in Kane County says he is disappointed more parents aren't showing up for eye-opening presentations on the use of heroin by teenagers in the exurban county west of Chicago.
A Kane County judge Thursday met an outburst in his courtroom with a contempt citation -- and an outburst of his own.
Nine children and a driver were hurt Friday when a school bus crashed in Kane County.
In a couple of months, voters in several suburbs and outlying towns will be asked whether they want their towns to shop around for electricity alternatives.
The Kane County Courthouse is increasing security, which may surprise regulars not used to being screened.
A Texas woman who pleaded guilty to trafficking a large amount of heroin for a Mexican cartel was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday.
Frank Kehoe, a northwest suburban resident, died when his single-engine experimental plane crashed near the Olson Airport.
A motorist was airlifted to an area hospital after the car she was driving collided with a semi truck Saturday afternoon in Kane County.
Two bald eaglets that tumbled down with their storm-damaged nest in Kane County this spring are now juveniles and ready for the real world.
Instead of throwing a bon voyage party for two orphaned American eaglets, rehabbers are making them work for their supper so they will be ready to return to the wild.
An extra-alarm fire raged Tuesday morning at a house in the town of Hampshire in northwestern Kane County.
A Streamwood mother has been found guilty of killing a teen with her car in Elgin two years ago.
The murder trial of a Streamwood mother is slated to begin today in Kane County.
The night manager at the Chicago Laugh Factory has been charged with assaulting U.S. Border Patrol agent during a confrontation outside the North Side comedy club last week.
Indiana's Republican governor on Monday said he would be calling a special session to consider redrawing the state's congressional map.
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has resumed offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause due to federal Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill that took effect at the beginning of October.
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Indiana's Republican governor on Monday said he would be calling a special session to consider redrawing the state's congressional map.
A TikTok user was arrested earlier this month for threatening Attorney General Pam Bondi.
The government shutdown stretched into Day 27 on Monday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government continues. Follow live updates here.
The U.S. has carried out several air strikes on Venezuelan vessels that the Trump administration has accused of carrying drugs and cartel members.
Former vice president Kamala Harris spoke about the possibility of a woman being in the White House one day in an interview with the BBC.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
Insurance companies are increasingly using drones and aerial surveillance to snap photos of home, then reviewed by AI, to inform underwriting. That can cause mistakes, like the one that affected a homeowner in Kane County, Illinois.
Beginning Monday, homeowners in Cook County can apply for a chunk of $15 million as part of a property tax relief program.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
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Two cases of Legionnaires' disease have been linked to a Chicago-area nursing facility, and people nearby are being warned to watch out for symptoms.
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American Science & Surplus has also closed its warehouse and its online sales.
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Britain's Prince Andrew will not use his royal titles any longer, he said in a statement released by Buckingham Palace on Friday.
Frehley was recovering from a "minor fall" that forced him to cancel a scheduled performance in late September, his tour manager had said.
Angel Reese has taken her talents from the basketball court to the fashion runway.
"One Golden Summer" premieres at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., and director Kevin Shaw will be in attendance.
D'Angelo's family said he died Tuesday after a "prolonged and courageous battle with cancer."
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It’s not unusual to see TikToks of restaurants, but one ice cream shop’s videos are going viral for its oldest employee. Jim Gallagher, 97, helps out at Hill-Top Creamery in Rhode Island.
Ex-Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson took the stand in his own defense in his trial for the murder of Sonya Massey in 2024.
Parts of the Caribbean are bracing for impact from Hurricane Melissa. Now a Category 5 storm, Melissa is expected to hit Jamaica on Tuesday before moving to Cuba.
Federal agents are accused of violating a judge’s order by deploying what appeared to be tear gas in a Chicago neighborhood this past weekend — as U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino gets ready to answer for other recent incidents in court this week. Darius Johnson reports.
The night manager at the Chicago Laugh Factory has been charged with assaulting U.S. Border Patrol agent during a confrontation outside the North Side comedy club last week.
Sean Grayson took the stand in his own defense Monday after the prosecution rested their case in the Sonya Massey murder trial.
Indiana's Republican governor on Monday said he would be calling a special session to consider redrawing the state's congressional map.
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has resumed offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause due to federal Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill that took effect at the beginning of October.
Attorneys said what happened in one incident in Little Village and another in Old Irving Park shows a pattern of force by federal agents that goes beyond what a court allowed.
A deadly crash last week has reignited concerns about a dangerous intersection at Illinois Route 50 and County Line Road, between Peotone and Manteno in Chicago's far south suburbs.
A woman who was punched in the head in a random attack in Chicago five months ago – one of several women who are victims of similar attacks – is coming forward in hopes of preventing more assaults.
Crime is lower than when the Trump Tower was being built, but the President keeps talking about crime being "though the roof."
This week is a critical week for domestic violence survivors. Elected leaders in Chicago and Cook County are hashing out how much money to spend on key services like legal help and housing as they weigh next year's city and county budgets.
A Park Ridge woman is suing Massage Envy alleging the company isn't doing enough to protect clients after she was allegedly sexually assaulted by one of their therapists.
The Griffins' four-star QB and USC recruit Jonas Williams is hoping to cap off his record-setting career with a championship
The Blackhawks dropped to 4-3-2. They had won two in a row and had a five-game points streak.
Jesús Bueno scored the decisive goal in a penalty-kick shootout as the top-seeded Union beat the Fire in a best-of-three first-round opener of the MLS Cup playoffs.
Derrick Henry ran for two touchdowns, Tyler Huntley made a big third-down throw late in the fourth quarter and the Ravens beat the Chicago Bears 30-16 on Sunday.
Jalen Smith added 16 points for the Bulls, one of their four players off the bench in double figures. Ayo Dosunmu and Nikola Vucevic each finished with 15 points.
Burglars made off with ATMs after breaking into businesses in Chicago's Logan Square and Rogers Park neighborhoods early Monday morning.
Two men, ages 66 and 70, were shot and wounded outside a business on Chicago's South Side Sunday morning.
A woman was found dead with two gunshots to the head on Chicago's Southeast Side Sunday morning.
At 5:53 a.m., the victims — men ages 18 and 19 — were in a business in the 100 block of East 51st Street when a man came up and shot them both, police said.
Chicago police on Sunday morning were looking for multiple people who beat up a man on a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train the night before.
