Hoffman Estates 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.

U.S. history students at Hoffman Estates High School listen Wednesday morning to Palatine veteran Robert Hofmann's World War II stories.

There was more action at Tuesday night's Geneva School Board meeting than you might find in a Laurel and Hardy two-reeler-much of it related to the fine mess we've gotten ourselves into with state funding, a real estate collapse and a 2007 referendum that has left the district deeply in debt and responding to "claims of impropriety." Among the ... (more)

Big weekend for seat belt enforcement, but at what cost? Which suburbs' police officers make the most? Hoffman Estates fire pension board delays buying iPads Among 68 suburban police departments analyzed throughout six counties, the average cost per resident is about $137 to cover full-time police salaries.

May 20: Brian M. Krasner, age 22, of 404 Torrey Pines Way, Vernon Hills, was arrested for aggravated DUI, driving while license revoked, tinted front driver and passenger side windows, improper turn, illegal transportation of alcohol, no insurance, improper lane usage and unlawful possession of controlled substance at Route 14 and Shorely Drive.

The details of the pension reform proposal Illinois lawmakers will be presented with in the coming days are crystallizing, but what remains unclear is whether the changes will attract enough support to become law.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation's largest single-day food drive.

This is a view of what the interior of the proposed National Veterans Museum in Hoffman Estates might look like.

Casey Basic waves to family during the 2012 graduation ceremony for St. Charles East High School Sunday at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.

St. Charles North teacher Lori Creasor walks with her children, Sarah and Garrett, after they received their diplomas during the 2012 graduation ceremony for St.

Brandon Roe makes faces at the start of Streamwood High School's commencement ceremony at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates on Saturday, May 26.

The R&R Fixture is widely used to hold parts for dimensional inspection in almost every manufacturing field, from automotive, aerospace and electronics to medical and household appliances.

The quick actions of Victor J. Katis and his son, Victor M. Katis, to extinguish a fire on the side of their neighbor's house, saved the structure from more extensive damage.

A scene from the new Serta commercial shows the Counting Sheep - on a security video - breaking into the company's R&D center.

All U-46 high schools will hold their graduation ceremonies on Saturday, May 26 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.

Douglas MacArthur High School students handily beat the Guinness world record for most "high fives" in an hour Monday in an effort to raise awareness against bullying.

On Monday, the 45-year-old Hoffman Estates man pleaded guilty in a Rolling Meadows courtroom to molesting a friend's minor child, and photographing and videotaping that child and several others over the course of several years.

A Schaumburg man who initially faced serious time for his part in a car surfing accident that killed his friend, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, a move that means he'll probably be out of prison in time for Thanksgiving.

A Hoffman Estates man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to sexually molesting and videotaping young boys at his home.

Three individuals and one relay team from the TribLocal North/Northwest suburban area won state championships at the Illinois High School Association Girls Track and Field Meet in Charleston.