Palatine police officer drowns after having medical emergency near Lake Villa
A veteran officer with the Palatine Police Department drowned last week after having a medical emergency in Petite Lake near Lake Villa.
Suburban teacher accused of posting racist messages on social media
A northwest suburban teacher is accused of posting racist messages on social media.
Boy critically injured in dirt bike crash in Palatine
A 16-year-old boy crashed his dirt bike into a tree in Palatine on Saturday and was critically injured.
Missing alert for Palatine Township man canceled
Andrew Patrick Plummer, 55, was last seen leaving his home about 10 p.m. March 27, the sheriff’s office said.
Student at Harper College in Palatine was not exposed to coronavirus, school now says
A student at Harper College in Palatine may have been exposed to coronavirus.
4-year college costs push minorities into community colleges
Growing up in the Northwest suburbs, Daliyah Sanders often felt isolated from her peers as the only black student in her class practically since kindergarten through high school.
Transgender students secure unrestricted locker room access in Palatine school district
The Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board voted 5-2 in favor of the policy change in November.
Man charged with driving through Woodfield Mall now indicted in unrelated arson case
Javier Garcia pleaded not guilty Monday to a felony count each of arson and criminal damage to property, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.
Elderly man looking for girl who left kind note for him: 'I will always remember you'
It was a touching gesture of kindness across generations, and now there is a search for a little girl who left an encouraging note for an elderly man.
Suburban school district votes to let transgender students have full access to locker rooms
A suburban school district will allow transgender students to have full access to locker rooms.
DCFS investigates death of toddler on Halloween in suburbs
The Department of Children and Family Services is investigating the death of a toddler who died last week in northwest suburban Palatine.
Driver in Woodfield Mall crash has mental illness, family says
The family of a man facing an Illinois terrorism charge for plowing an SUV into a suburban Chicago mall says he shouldn’t be called a “terrorist” because there was no political reason behind his action.
Palatine police release photos of arson suspect
Police are looking for a man wanted for lighting a vehicle on fire earlier this year in the parking lot of a condominium building in northwest suburban Palatine.
Powerful storms sweep through northern suburbs as Tornado Warning expires
A tornado warning issued for several northern suburbs in Cook, Lake and McHenry counties has expired.
Endangered teen reported missing from suburban Chicago
A teenage girl has been reported missing from north suburban Palatine.