Bicyclist, 70, hurt in hit-and-run crash in Palatine

Police are searching for a motorist who drove away after striking a 70-year-old man on a bicycle Sunday in suburban Palatine.

Palatine man, 72, charged with sexually abusing minors

Edison Banares faces two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Palatine police said in a statement.

Man, 56, missing from unincorporated Palatine Township found safe

Stuart Lassiter, a 56-year-old man who was reported missing from an unincorporated area near Palatine Township, has been found safe, the Cook County sheriff’s office said.

Man charged with sexually abusing child in Palatine

A Chicago man has been charged with sexually abusing a young relative in northwest suburban Palatine.

Palatine music teacher gets 3 years for trying to sexually assault student

Kenneth Kang was found guilty of 10 counts of attempted sexual assault in connection to the allegations from 2015, according to the McHenry County state’s attorney’s office.

Small plane lands on road in Palatine

A small plane landed near a highway Thursday in northwest suburban Palatine.

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.

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.

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.

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.