In what proved to be one of the uglier races around, Palatine freshman Councilman Aaron Del Mar edged two-term incumbent Gary Skoien to win the post of Palatine Township Republican committeeman.

State Rep. Suzie Bassi's 11-year reign serving the 54th House District residents is coming to a close, and the Palatine woman doesn't hide her devastation over losing the Republican primary to small-business owner Tom Morrison.

COLUMBIA The Big 12 Conference has named Missouri's senior All-American Sarah Shire the Big 12 Gymnast of the Week for the second consecutive week.

Women are being warned to be on the lookout for a man in a ski mask after three were robbed of their purses -- one at gunpoint -- by a suspect in parking lot shopping malls in Lincolnshire, Deer Park and Wauconda.

An Inverness couple charged last summer with burglarizing a neighbor's home pleaded guilty to charges of residential burglary and forgery recently in Rolling Meadows.

A former suburban YMCA swimming instructor - who is an alleged serial child molester - was sentenced to 10 years in prison today for the sexual assault of a 4-year-old girl.

On the mall directory, you can find the abercrombie store listed under "Children's Fashions," next to Gymboree, Janie and Jack, the Disney Store, Hannah Andersson and GapKids.

A challenger to state Rep. Suzie Bassi landed the official endorsement of the Palatine Township Republican organization Saturday, continuing a historic feud between the incumbent and a local party boss.

The Barrington Junior Women's Club held its annual Fall Fashion Show Nov. 14 at the Stonegate Banquet and Conference Center in Hoffman Estates.

A man and woman were so anxious to recover his towed car, police say, that they drove through the security fence at the Rolling Meadows impound to get it back.

Josephine DesParte, 90, of Inverness won about $1.1 million from Chicago-based investment firm, William Blair & Co.

Wolff's Flea Market is opening a new indoor market in Palatine in the former Menard's building at 1775 N. Rand Road on Nov.

Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz appointed James Clegg to the village council Monday night, replacing Dist.

Barrington Village President Karen Darch said back in April it was unclear whether six veteran police officers taking early retirement would be enough to avoid layoffs.

The Barrington Police Department is laying off two full-time officers, effective Saturday, because it didn't receive a federal grant to fund the positions.

Mike Murphy holds 5-year-old Tyler so Joann Valeriano of the Cook County Department of Public Health can give the youngster a shot.

A single-vehicle crash in Inverness sent two men to the hospital Sunday. About 3:30 p.m., the vehicle was traveling on Palatine Road just west of Roselle Road when it left the road and struck several trees, according to Palatine Rural Fire Protection District Lt.

Reporting from Chicago - When John Urso left Leslie Hindman Auctioneers on Sunday, he carried two shirts carefully hung and wrapped in plastic -- shirts too small for him to wear.

THREE golf clubs in Inverness will unite to stage a new competition next May. The inaugural City of Inverness 54-hole open will be jointly held by Inverness, Loch Ness and Torvean golf clubs starting on Friday, May 28 and continuing over the weekend.

Marion and Frank Kminek, formerly of Inverness and West Dundee, pose with their military escorts in front of the U.S. Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.