Woman Gets 34 Years For Killing Boy Who Fought With Son
A Streamwood woman was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Wednesday for using her car as a weapon to kill a 17-year-old boy over a dispute with her son.
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A Streamwood woman was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Wednesday for using her car as a weapon to kill a 17-year-old boy over a dispute with her son.
A convicted murderer who argued his sentence was too light has won his fight for a new trial.
Metra commuters can expect more delays during their morning commute Friday, a day after the fiery freight train derailment that halted the Milwaukee District-West line near Bartlett.
Twenty-two freight train cars jumped the tracks and three burst into flames Thursday morning in the west suburbs, causing Metra service disruptions that were expected to drag into into Friday.
Eleven people were injured Saturday evening during a six-car accident in northwest suburban Elgin.
Elgin police are searching for someone who shot and wounded a Siamese cat with a BB gun over the weekend.
A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly firing a shot inside the auto repair shop where he used to work in Elgin.
An Aurora man has been charged in the Oct. 7 shooting death of a 5-year-old boy. The motive was reportedly revenge for an earlier shooting.
A 5-year-old boy was fatally shot in an apparent gang-related attack Friday night in northwest suburban Elgin, police said.
A 5-year-old boy was fatally shot in an apparent gang-related attack Friday night in northwest suburban Elgin, police said.
The head of the Kane County Board is warning that the county has to wean itself from what she calls an unreliable source of revenue.
An Illinois state employee is being held on $70,000 bond, on charges that he solicited sex from the people he was supposed to be helping.
An Elgin funeral home is being sued for having a woman's body cremated without authorization from her husband.
Police in unincorporated Elgin suspect arson may be to blame for a fire that damaged four school buses beyond repair.
After a tragic life, an Elgin man's children say they at least want their father to have the kind of funeral he wanted.
A Kane County jury has convicted an Elk Grove Village man of aggravated battery, but acquitted him of attempted murder for trying to run over a Chicago police officer near Elgin two years ago.
The Kane County Board's riverboat subcommittee is recommending some revisions in how the county distributes 2012 proceeds from the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin.
New figures seem to support the argument that new casinos cannibalize the profits of existing ones.
A Chicago man has been charged with killing a homeless man in Elgin by throwing a fire extinguisher off the top of a parking garage.
Busing your precious cargo from home to school and back costs money. But in the last couple of years, Illinois government has significantly cut money it pays for transportation.
Rodney L. McGowan, 43, earlier this year was convicted of breaking into a 74-year-old Elgin woman's home and sexually assaulting her in April 2010.
Wednesday was the first day back in class for students in the Elgin Area School District and the first day of a controversial new busing system.
Elgin residents may have to shovel more snow and rake more leaves as the city looks for ways to trim its budget.
Elgin District U-46 will be making some children walk a mile or more to catch a school bus this fall, because of severe budget cuts -- and parents are making it clear that they are not happy.
Daniella Rose Vaca had been riding in a tube with two other children when a boat ran into it.
