Palatine
10 Acres Burned By Fire Caused By Smoking Materials
It took firefighters in the northwest suburbs nearly six hours Saturday to put out a brush fire that was started by improperly discarded smoking materials and fueled by high winds and dry grass.
Palatine Man Charged With Kidnapping Girlfriend’s Son, 8
A 30-year-old man has been charged with abducting his girlfriend’s son last week in Palatine.
Missing 8-Year-Old Palatine Boy Found
An 8-year-old boy Palatine boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert Friday has been located — alive and well, police say.
Palatine Woman Dead After Falling From Horse
A Palatine woman died this week after falling off a horse.
Man Stands Charged With Felony For Killing Family Member’s Cat
A Palatine man stands charged with felony animal cruelty, after throwing a cat so hard to the ground that the animal had to be put down.
Metra Train Slams Into Car In Palatine; Driver Killed
Metra trains on the Union Pacific Northwest line were halted Monday morning, after an inbound train slammed into a car in Palatine.
Man Suffers Burns In Palatine Fire
A fire in a Palatine apartment building left a man with burns and gutted the structure Tuesday morning.
10-Vehicle Pileup Shuts Down Route 53 In Palatine
A 10-vehicle pileup shut down Route 53 in Palatine early Tuesday.
Palatine Neighbors Protest Against Plan For New Starbucks
The Palatine Village Council has reversed itself, ordering another look at a plan to allow a Starbucks on Northwest Highway after residents voiced opposition.
Burger King Worker: Boss Groped Me, Company Retaliated For Complaint
A 24-year-old northwest suburban woman says she is filing a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission because she was attacked by her boss and when she went to the police, the company retaliated against her.
Man Found Stabbed To Death In Palatine
Police were questioning a suspect Tuesday morning in the stabbing death of a 22-year-old man found outside an apartment complex in northwest suburban Palatine.
Metra Train Strikes Pedestrain Near Palatine
A Metra train struck a pedestrian Wednesday night near northwest suburban Palatine.
Palatine Man Tests Positive For West Nile
An elderly northwest suburban man is the first to be diagnosed this year in the Chicago area with West Nile-related diseases.
Palatine Man Charged With Assaulting Girl, 12
A Palatine man has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, whose school bus stopped in front of his home.
Palatine Going After Smokers Violating Law
Palatine police are going after smokers who are violating state law.
Two Injured In Alcohol-Fueled Rollover Crash
The driver of a silver Chrysler Sebring was unconscious when rescuers found him after the car crashed, and possibly rolled over, in a parking lot near the intersection of Axe and Nickel Plate avenues.
Palatine Businessmen Charged In Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
Federal authorities have charged two suburban businessmen with defrauding investors out more than $16 million in a Ponzi scheme.
Couple Aggressively Markets Tattoo Parlor
When the veteran tattoo artists attempted to put their Maximum Tattoo store in northwest suburban Palatine, it was voted down by the Village Board.
Preckwinkle Takes Hot Seat In Palatine
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was on the hot seat in Palatine Monday night.
Preckwinkle To Face Taxpayers In Palatine
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle faces taxpayers in Palatine tonight.
Most Popular News
- Woman Disputes Story Of Chicago Cop Who Shot Her DogTensions are boiling over in the Norwood Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side where an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.189
- 3 Critically Hurt In Kennedy CrashThree people were critically injured in a crash on the Kennedy Expressway on the Northwest Side Sunday morning.271
- Woman Found Dead At O’HareA woman was found dead near a bus stop at O’Hare International Airport Saturday, authorities said.308
- Toddler Reunited With ParentsPolice on Sunday were looking for the parents or guardians of a little boy who was found in the West Side Douglas Park neighborhood.233
- A Dozen Illinoisans Come Within One Number Of $600M Powerball JackpotOne number in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing was the difference for a dozen Illinois players between being $10,000 richer and living the life of a multi-millionaire.389
- 12 Arrested After Youth ‘Flash Mobs’ Erupt On Michigan AvenueOne adult and 11 juveniles were arrested Saturday night after police responded to groups of teens running through traffic around North Michigan Avenue on the Gold Coast.410
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