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Police officer accused of offering to drop DUI charge for sexual contact | There will be no charges against feds in pepper-spray incident.
Federal agents involved in a December immigration enforcement operation in Elgin will not face criminal charges.
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A Park City officer is accused of using traffic stops to solicit sexual contact from the same woman on two occasions, prosecutors said.
A federal civil rights probe will examine curriculum, policies and parental notification in K-12 schools.
Green Street, a real estate information company, assigned letter grades for six Chicago-area malls. Here's how those malls ranked.
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Associate Superintendent Briant Kelly on paid administrative.
The District 47 School Board approved the settlement last month.
Here is a look at events happening this weekend around the far northern Illinois suburbs.
MORNING BRIEFING: A roundup of top news stories for the far northern Chicago suburbs.
The college is now looking into its hiring procedures and has paused all in-person college and career navigation services at high schools.
The resource centers will be available on Friday and Saturday.
The blaze broke out early Wednesday at an apartment complex in Woodstock.
The body was found Wednesday morning in the river in St. Charles.
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The former Lake County Sheriff's Office deputy has been placed on unpaid leave from the Park City Police Department, faces charges.
Chicago area towns see rising costs as global oil disruptions, Midwest refinery issues push prices well above the state average.
No one was injured after the fight broke out at the LifeZone Sports Complex in West Dundee on Sunday.
Also, a popular Lake County distillery may be moving | Human skull, bones found at forest preserve | New summer fest is coming.
