Hanover Park News

Summer was on Mayor Dave Kaptain's mind Wednesday as he took part in a late-afternoon press conference about the collaborative Northwest Fourth Fest, then strode off to the city's northeast side for the first outing in the new Walk With the Mayor program.

Funeral service and interment for Elsbeth M. Clausen , 82, of Palatine since 1976, will be private.

Tollway council opens door to Route 53 extension Illinois looks to convert freeways to tollways Consensus still elusive for Route 53 panel Expect a whopping 7 million vehicles to have traveled on the Illinois tollway system this holiday weekend.

Ada Barrios, 13, was stuck in a burning Hanover Park apartment building with her family when neighbors scrambled to the scene with ladders, trying to reach her third-floor apartment.

Five people were reported to be trapped inside a burning apartment building in Hanover Park early Friday evening, authorities said.

A 3-year-old boy exiting a car in a parking lot was struck by a vehicle in Hanover Park Friday afternoon, authorities said.

Once, former School District U46 Director of Bilingual Education Dionnes Rivera gave then-assistant director Carmen Rodriguez a list of teachers to write recommendations for to Aurora University, Rodriguez said.

A 15-year-old Hanover Park boy is charged as a juvenile with aggravated arson for allegedly starting a fire Friday at Schaumburg High School.

Six individuals - including three juveniles - were arrested this week in connection with a string of car burglaries on a residential street in Hanover Park.

Roselle, IL - After 17 years at its Hanover Park, IL headquarters, Medo USA has moved its North American headquarters in Roselle, IL.

The village board Tuesday night approved a 17 percent increase to the village's combined water and sewer rate for the 2013 fiscal year.

Three men and a woman were sentenced to probation Monday for their involvement in a confrontation with a Hanover Park police officer last year.

Years ago, drivers paid to construct the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway and Route 53 with tax dollars.

After nearly three hours, jurors deliberating the fate of Matthew Zucco, charged with first-degree murder in the September 2008 shooting death of 19-year-old Joseph Ziegler, delivered a split verdict that left Ziegler's father with mixed emotions.

From his seat in the front row, Jeffrey Ziegler listened stoically as a retired Cook County assistant medical examiner testified in a Rolling Meadows courtroom Thursday about the autopsy he performed on Ziegler's 19-year-old son Joseph, who was found shot to death in the basement of the family's Hoffman Estates home in September 2008.

'Secrets are only secrets if you keep them to yourself,' said Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Mike Clarke during opening arguments Wednesday in the trial of Matthew Zucco, charged with the 2008 slaying of 19-year-old Joseph Ziegler in the basement of his family's Hoffman Estates home.

Hanover Park officials have focused recent efforts largely on future development within the village, but a new effort aims to honor past sacrifices and service.