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The Illinois Department of Transportation needs to acquire a small portion of the property at 801 W. Algonquin Road in Algonquin, where a post office is located, in order to build the so-called Western Bypass, McHenry County Chairman Ken Koehler said....
McHenry County State’s Attorney Louis Bianchi, who was acquitted in two misconduct trials last year, files a $15 million federal lawsuit against two special prosecutors and a computer forensic firm claiming conspiracy, malicious prosecution, intentional...
Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members are to discuss whether a colleague should continue representing the school system in various ways in light of a Lake County state’s attorney’s office finding that she broke the law as a deputy...
Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Waller said Friday he will not challenge an appellate court ruling throwing out Juan Rivera’s conviction for the 1992 rape and murder of an 11-year-old Waukegan girl. Read the rest here: Lake County prosecutors...
Of all the places to grow marijuana, police say a Carol Stream mother and son picked one in plain sight: their apartment balcony. Both Candy Ristau, 44, and her 18-year-old son Kyle appeared in DuPage County bond court Thursday on charges of cannabis...
They lived by the sword, both inspiring fear and acts of bloodshed around the world. And in the end, they both suffered violent deaths befitting their fearsome reputations. Perhaps no two deaths in 2011 transfixed the world more than those of terrorist...
A director who filmed a series of shocking public service announcements at the DuPage County morgue to raise awareness about the dangers of texting while driving has won a regional Emmy for his efforts. John Cuneo of Chicago hopes the award “creates...
A judge could decide in February or March on whether to grant a request to have a special prosecutor investigate McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren. A judge troday denied a move to dismiss claims brought forward by Nygren’s rival, Zane Seipler. Read...
A local investment group is purchasing the media company that includes the Chicago Sun-Times. Jeremy Halbreich, the current chairman and chief executive of the Sun-Times, is stepping down. The acquisition will include the Chicago Sun-Times, Post-Tribune...
