Woman falsely reports armed robbery in Kane County: prosecutors

An Aurora woman is accused of falsely reporting an armed robbery at a west suburban post office in unincorporated Kane County.

Man pleads guilty to St. Charles hit-and-run that critically injured 7-year-old girl

A northwest suburban man faces up to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty Thursday to driving away after hitting a 7-year-old girl with a pickup while she rode her bike in May in unincorporated St. Charles.

North Aurora man arrested for vehicle burglary suspected in several more

A North Aurora man who was arrested for breaking into vehicles Wednesday is now suspected in several other vehicle burglaries in nearby west suburban communities.

Man gets 3 years for illegally selling gun that ended up in Elgin weapons stash

An Ohio man has been sentenced to prison for illegally buying and selling a .50-caliber rifle later found by authorities in a west suburban storage unit filled with weapons, bullets and a grenade launcher.

Former suburban teacher pleads guilty to sexually assaulting students

A former teacher in northwest suburban Carpentersville has pleaded guilty to charges that she sexually assaulted two of her former students.

Ex-Fox Valley Special Recreation Association employee charged with theft

A woman has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association while serving as its business manager several years ago.

Elgin man convicted of 2015 murder

An Elgin man was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday for the shooting death of 20-year-old Devonte Turner in April 2015.

Flash flood warning in effect across north suburbs

A flash flood warning is in effect Friday morning for north suburban counties as heavy rains track across the region, the weather service said.

12 cases of Legionnaires’ now reported at Batavia retirement home

Four more cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been reported at a retirement home in west suburban Batavia, bringing the total to 12 confirmed cases.

Social worker sentenced to jail for having sex with patient

Christy Lenhardt's plea entered Friday stems from an investigation into allegations she engaged in sexual misconduct between November 2014 and July 2017 with a patient at the Elgin Mental Health Center.

Police seek driver in Geneva hit-and-run

Police are looking for a driver involved in a hit-and-run last month in west suburban Geneva that left a 73-year-old man injured.

Snow leads to 700+ flight cancellations

Chicagoans were met with a sloppy, late-season — or wrong-season — snowfall on Saturday, and it’ll be a while yet until they can finally say that spring has sprung.

Wahlburgers opens newest location in suburban Chicago
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They're getting set to rock the burger world in suburban St. Charles. Celebrity brothers Donnie, Mark, and Paul Wahlberg are about to open Wahlburgers Friday. St. Charles resident Donnie Wahlberg joins Good Day Chicago to talk about it.