Dawn Patrol: Bar murder stuns Naperville; Giants win Super Bowl

6 February 2012, 2:33 am

The family of the man accused of stabbing another to death in a Naperville bar is trying to raise the $300,000 to bail him out. Naperville councilmen debate whether bar ordinances should be tightened. A Roselle man is struck and killed by a vehicle in Bartlett. A man tried to rob an Arlington Height... Read More »

BofA, JPMorgan, Ex-UBS Trader, Foreclosure Deal, Goldman in Court News

5 February 2012, 10:05 pm

“The banks created the MERS system as an end-run around the property recording system, to facilitate the rapid securitization and sale of mortgages,” Schneiderman said in a statement.... Read More »

Paying up: The rules of bail in Oregon

4 February 2012, 9:53 pm

So you’re in jail. For a felony charge. Your guilt or innocence doesn’t matter at this point. You just want to get out.... Read More »

Elgin man faces cocaine, stolen-weapon charges

4 February 2012, 5:22 pm

ElginCrack cocaine raid: Kane County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at 420 Walnut Ave., Apt. 1, in Elgin at about 6 a.m. Friday, arresting a man who lives there and seizing 126 grams of crack cocaine plus a stolen handgun, authorities said. Sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Pat Gengler said ... Read More »

Dawn Patrol: Obama's State of the Union, Walsh unopposed in primary

25 January 2012, 3:07 am

Suburban congressmen and congressional candidates react to President Obama's State of the Union speech. Joe Walsh of McHenry will run unopposed for the GOP congressional primary. Bartlett wants to move past its acting mayor's incident with police. An ex-karate instructor is charged with sex ... Read More »

Snowy owl returns to wild after rehab in DuPage

23 January 2012, 4:16 pm

A young female snowy owl that was seriously injured in November when it was struck by a SUV near Hampshire was released back into the wild Monday after being treated at Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn. Officials hope the owl, which normally would live on the tundra, will make her way north... Read More »

Primaries heating up in new 23rd Senate district

16 January 2012, 2:54 pm

On one side, a race for Illinois Senate in DuPage County pits longtime incumbent Republicans Randy Ramey of Carol Stream and Carole Pankau of Itasca against one another in what could be one of the more spirited primary races in the state. On the other side are three Democrats -- Greg Brownfield of B... Read More »

Schneider: Revise county law on jailed illegal immigrants

12 January 2012, 4:16 pm

Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider of Bartlett wants the county to amend its ordinance that allows the county to ignore requests from the U.S. Immigrant and Customs Enforcement to be notified when a suspected illegal immigrant is being released from jail. "It's only a matter of time ... unti... Read More »