A Lindenhurst 18-year-old man has been charged with a Class X felony for allegedly poisoning his mother with anti-freeze. Michael Tangney Jr., of 381 Northgate Road, allegedly poured anti-freeze into a coffee maker knowing his mother, Joyce Tangney, would ingest the coffee, according to a news release from Chief Jack McKeever of Lindenhurst Police.

A private security guard at Grayslake North High School was indicted Wednesday on charges of child pornography and impersonating a police officer.

A discussion between two Antioch High School students about joining a gang led to an attack and the arrest of a reputed gang member after a fight at Osmond Park.

Forest preserve workers in Niles discovered human remains Saturday afternoon in a wooded area of the north suburb.

Gizmo, Tanya Anderson's 1-year-old Shih Tzu, died earlier this month after an unprovoked attack from a neighbor's dog.

A Cook County judge Wednesday set a Dec. 18 date for Buffalo Grove Trustee Lisa Stone to learn the name and address of the person who allegedly made nasty -- and anonymous -- comments about Stone's teenage son on the Daily Herald's Web site.

There were no injuries in a downtown fire Tuesday morning that gutted Barker Shoppe, 928 Main St., a dog grooming salon, and two apartments above it.

Students from Antioch Upper Grade School are teaming up with Antioch police and the village for the inaugural Run with the Law to benefit Special Olympics Illinois.

Antioch's holiday events will begin with the annual downtown parade at 6:30 p.m. Nov.

Prairie Crossing Charter School's continually high scores on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test could easily be attributed to the school's small size, its subsequent student to teacher ratio and its nominal percentage of low-income students, but it's their teaching methods that make the real difference, said administrators.

Approximately 5,000 people gathered at Montrose Harbor in Chicago for the Les Turner ALS Foundation 8th Annual ALS Walk4Life on Sept.

Park Ridge police detectives have arrested a woman they suspect sold heroin to a person last week on a residential Park Ridge city street.

Former Park Ridge mayor Howard Frimark contends he was "vindicated" by the City Council's vote last week not to prosecute him for an alleged ethics-ordinance violation, but he remains angry about the complaint.

Clarendon Hills resident Mary Thomas, mother of Florida International University basketball coach and Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas, is recovering from a heart attack at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital.

Details of a plan to extend Lake Michigan water to eight communities will hit the road next week.

A woman died Wednesday night after an oxygen tank exploded while she smoked in her home in River Grove.

The annual Footlights fund-raiser will be held at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday at St.

The Antioch Senior Center expects a capacity crowd for the annual free community Thanksgiving dinner Nov.

The Lake County Health Department reports that a 15-year-old girl from Lake County has died from complications due to the H1N1 flu virus.

Earlier this year while looking at game film, Vernon Hills football coach Tony Monken reminded his players it had been nine years, or since the program's first year, since the Cougars last scored a touchdown on a punt return.