The Chicago police and fire departments released few details Tuesday about the death of a baby boy from Carpentersville who died Sunday, but a timeline of what happened beforehand became more clear.

Chicago police and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services are investigating the death Sunday of a 19-month-old Carpentersville boy.

His bail was set at $50,000. He is to appear in court Feb. 16. * Weapon charges: Angela Harrison, 20, of 1199 Fleetwood, Elgin, was arrested Friday on a felony charge of possession of a weapon with no FOID card, according to court documents.

A Carpentersville teen has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a gang-related shooting last spring.

Three low-performing suburban school districts could receive priority access to special federal funding to ramp up achievement, the state board of education has announced.

A former Dundee-Crown High School student has been sentenced to six years in prison for his involvement in a gang-related shooting last year in Carpentersville, authorities said Thursday.

Illinois elections take center stage No matter who wins today's Democratic and Republican Illinois primaries for senator and governor, the general election contests will be played out on a national stage, for reasons of the calendar as much as the anticipated pitched partisan battles in President Obama's adopted home state.

Things are looking bright for Dundee-Crown High School alum Jay Cramer. We reported on Cramer last summer when friends held a benefit to help him raise money to buy an accessible van.

A veteran Carpentersville police officer pleaded not guilty this week to a domestic battery charge that has landed him on desk duty since last month and could ultimately end his law-enforcement career.

Police reports stated that the victim, whose name was being withheld by authorities, was shot twice by a man who walked up to him and began firing.

The arrests of 12 suburban gang members over the past week were part of a nationwide operation in 83 cities focusing on gangs with ties to international drug trafficking organizations.

An Algonquin man arrested in February on two counts of first-degree murder in connection with a 2007 shooting death was arrested on felony drug charges over the weekend, police said.

Thirty-three people in a four-county area have been implicated in a massive forgery scheme that may have led to $2 million in bogus payroll checks and money orders being cashed at businesses, in many cases local Walmarts, authorities said today.

A Wauconda man convicted of gunning down the winner of a dice game in Carpentersville will serve his full sentence of 70 years in prison after a state appeals court denied his appeal this month.

News Watchdog Report: Almost every day, a request shows up on Craig Anderson's desk at the Carpentersville Village Hall.

Candidates in the Republican primary race for Kane County Board District 21 shared their views on issues including economic development, video gambling and open space during a candidate forum Thursday in Carpentersville.

As investigators remain quiet on their look into employee misconduct and criminal allegations at the Kane County coroner's office, Sun-Times Media has learned part of the probe ties to a 2007 death handled by Coroner Chuck West's staff.

Danny Thompson of Elgin described his son Joseph Vonner as the family's "backbone" whose death has left a large hole for loved ones of the 25-year-old DeKalb man.

She was being held Monday in Kane County Jail, with bail set at $250,000. Redwood is scheduled to appear in court Feb.

Bond was set at $250,000 Monday for a northwest suburban woman charged with stabbing her boyfriend in the back following an argument early Sunday.