Gerald Steele 
Jonathan E. Caston A Wisconsin man is facing attempted murder charges in connection with a 2024 shooting at an Arlington Heights hotel. Arlington Heights police announced the charges against 22-year-old Jonathan E. Caston of Kenosha late Friday. Caston is accused of opening fire on a man inside a hotel room after the two got into … Read more
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks on the potential use of Naval Station Great Lakes for federal military personnel Friday during an event at Veterans Memorial Park in North Chicago. The event was cosponsored by Mano a Mano Family Resource Center and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Paul Valade/[email protected] Pushback to … Read more
A developer has purchased a vacant strip mall property at the southeast corner of Main Street and Ogden Avenue in downtown Lisle. Paul Valade/[email protected], 2024 An Indianapolis-based real estate firm has acquired a long-idle strip mall site at the front door to downtown Lisle. Flaherty & Collins Properties purchased the gateway property at Ogden … Read more
Martini Room owner Ula Borodzinska speaks after winning a Professional Rockstar award during the 2024 Elgin Image Awards at the Gail Borden Library. Rick West/[email protected]/2024 Nominations are being accepted for the 2025 Elgin Image Awards, which honor volunteers, businesses and organizations that have made a positive impact in the community. The awards, first given … Read more
Armarion McNeal Courtesy of McHenry County sheriff’s office A Chicago man admitted Thursday that he asked a woman outside an Algonquin store for a donation for “underprivileged children,” then increased her offering from $10 to $1,000. Armarion J. McNeal, 26, pleaded guilty to theft by deception between $500 and $10,000, a Class 3 felony. He … Read more
Cody Holt, an Elgin Republican running for state Senate Courtesy of Cody Holt A former Elgin Area Unit District U-46 board member who’s run for other offices through the years has launched a state Senate campaign. Elgin resident Cody Holt announced he will seek the Republican nomination for the 33rd District seat. Republican state Sen. … Read more
David Harris, former adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard, speaks to Illinois Army National Guard members in 2002. Daily Herald file photo, 2022 How typical is it for a president to call up National Guard troops for an urban crime-fighting mission? “Extremely unusual,” said former Illinois National Guard adjutant general David Harris, current state … Read more
President Donald Trump signed several criminal justice-related orders Monday, including one that threatens to take federal funding away from states that have eliminated cash bail. AP President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week threatening to strip federal funding from states — including Illinois — that have “substantially” eliminated cash bail. So, should state … Read more
A new statue of Mary, the Pilgrim Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe, makes it’s first U.S. appearance at an unveiling Wednesday at the Our Lady of Guadelupe Shrine in Des Plaines. Thousands of worshippers filed through St. Joseph’s Chapel to see a new statue of the Pilgrim Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe, as it … Read more
Abraham N. Katz A Deer Park man faces a reckless homicide charge stemming from a March crash that killed an 89-year-old Palatine woman in Barrington. Abraham N. Katz, 37, of the 21000 block of West Field Court, was scheduled to appear in a Cook County courtroom Thursday on the felony charge, Barrington police said. According … Read more