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The Daily Herald reports: Joseph Morganti, 23, of Schaumburg , was charged with indecent solicitation of a child over the Internet by Carol Stream police Friday and is being held on $150,000 bond in Du Page County jail. Get the full story: dailyherald.com

A Hammond man who pleaded guilty to child molesting last month was sentenced today to five years in prison, prosecutors said. Stephen Barnhart, 60, pleaded guilty to the crime on June 22. According to a press release from the office of the Lake County Prosecutor, Barnhart was staying at the residence of a female acquaintance in the 8000 block of Parkway Drive in Highland who took him in after ...

The Daily Herald reports: A 63-year-old Grayslake man was sentenced to three years in prison today after his 18th conviction for driving on a revoked license. Court records indicate Harris' history of driving despite the state having taken away his license dates back to the mid 1970s and spans four counties: McHenry , Lake, Cook and Pulaski. Get the full story : dailyherald.com

A Chicago -bound United Airlines plane which left London's Heathrow Airport earlier today was forced to make an emergency landing in Iceland after smoke was reportedly seen coming from the cockpit, officials said. The pilot of Flight 949, a Boeing 767 which carried 178 passengers, left Heathrow at 12:13 p.m. Sunday, said Robin Urbanski, a United spokeswoman. The plane landed without incident in ...

Three employees of a Carol Stream food packaging plant were hospitalized today after a dehumidifier inside the facility began leaking and causing an odor. Authorities responded around 3:15 p.m. to a call of a sick person at the Peacock Engineering plant on the 700 block of Center Avenue, said Carol Stream Fire Protection District spokesman Don Lay. Plant employees were evacuated while ...

Trash continues to pile up around Northwest Indiana's largest city, thanks to a stalemate between Gary Mayor Rudy Clay and the City Council. Garbage hasn't been collected here in more than a week. Former city workers and members of the Miller Citizens Corp., led by Douglas Grimes, put further pressure on council members to vote against a monthly garbage fee when they meet Tuesday. "The people ...

The teenage gunman who admitted gunning down Julian High School honors student Blair Holt on a packed CTA bus was sentenced this afternoon to 100 years in prison. Michael "Mario" Pace, 18, could have served life in prison for his role in the May 10, 2007, killing.

An apologetic Hinsdale teen who gave back the $167 he robbed from a Dunkin Donuts a day after the stickup avoided a prison term today when he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and was placed on two years' probation. Alex M. Holmes, 18, was credited with the 42 days he served in the DuPage County Jail following his arrest for the unusual April 7 holdup. Carrying a pellet gun, Holmes robbed the ...

Alleged Ponzi schemer David J. Hernandez will remain in jail for now. Hernandez, who co-founded the now-defunct ChicagoSportsWebio.com, which featured popular sportscaster Mike North, waived a bail hearing this morning in federal court. Hernandez — indicted earlier this month on charges that he scammed nearly 300 people out of $12 million — doesn't have cash for a private attorney. His ...

A 20-year-old man was fatally shot and his female companion wounded during an incident early Monday in west suburban Bellwood. Kirk Body, 20, of the 94 block of Bellwood Avenue in Bellwood, was pronounced dead at 1:48 a.m. at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. Body suffered multiple gunshot wounds during the incident on the 100 ...

A Geneva real estate agent has announced his intention to challenge State Rep. Kay Hatcher in the race for the 50th District next spring.

An appellate court has sided with a Geneva homeowner who fought city hall over the use of vinyl windows on his 1940s-era house.

License or no license, nothing was going to stop Lonnie Harris from driving. Until now. A McHenry County judge on Monday sentenced the 63-year-old Grayslake man to three years in prison after his 18th conviction for driving on a revoked license.

A 26-year-old Hoffman Estates woman was sentenced to two years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to a pair of felony charges stemming from a hit-and-run crash in Crystal Lake late last year.

Hoffman Estates police are searching for two men who robbed a man over the weekend using a handgun.

Plenty of parents and grandparents are having fun Monday, telling their children about the day they witnessed history.

Blair Holt died two years ago while shielding a friend from gunfire while riding a CTA bus, and on Monday, the teen who killed him was sentenced to 100 years in prison. And on Monday, for the first time, disturbing bus surveillance video from that day has been released.

In these tough times, small businesses often need a "smart start" for the future. Leo Suarez took first place at Chicago's business plan competition where the grand prize was five-thousand dollars.

White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin was activated from the disabled list on Monday after missing nearly two months because of plantar fasciitis in his left foot.

His daunting new job is to put things back together at Burr Oak Cemetery, and Monday, he got some instructions from a judge. Today the cemetery's newly appointed receiver appeared in Cook County court to go over his new role in the wake of a massive scheme to re-sell hundreds of occupied grave sites. CBS 2's Susan Carlson reports.

Students at 132 Chicago public schools go back to class on August 10, three weeks from Monday.

A delay in getting the new city stickers in Chicago is causing plenty of frustration for some vehicle owners.

CTA President Richard Rodriguez says he will take away the company cars provided for 68 employees, including himself.

A plant has been evacuated because of a chemical leak in suburban Carol Stream.

A United Airlines jet flying to O'Hare from London was forced to make an emergency landing in Iceland Monday morning.

At least three ambulances have been sent to the scene of a Hazardous Materials incident at a west suburban Carol Stream packaging company.  

We have been constantly assured that nothing can go wrong is Chixcago wins the 2016 Summer Games. Those are the words. But what does the body language of those speaking say? Dane Placcko investigates.

A 29-year-old man was struck by a Palatine police car as he stepped off a curb in the northwest suburb early Saturday.

A 45-year-old Lakes of the Four Seasons man was shot and killed early Sunday in the parking lot of Buddy and Pals Too bar and grill.

An Illinois man accused of drunken driving in a 2008 snowmobile crash that killed a Chicago TV journalist has been sentenced to three years probation and 100 hours of community service.

The same manager charged in a massive grave-reselling scheme at Burr Oak Cemetery also managed a cemetery less than five miles away. Carolyn Towns also managed Burr Oak's sister cemetery Cedar Park Cemetery near Calumet Park, a spokesman for Perpetua, Inc. said. Arizona-based Perpetua owns both graveyards. "She was the manager of both," Ken Carter said today. Towns and three gravediggers are ...

Flossmoor has hatched an agreement with developer Chuck Bruti to maintain some vacant property that is now an eyesore on Flossmoor Road near downtown.

The teenage gunman who admitted gunning down Julian High School honors student Blair Holt on a packed CTA bus was sentenced this afternoon to 100 years in prison. Michael "Mario" Pace, 18, could have served life in prison for his role in the May 10, 2007, killing.

Looking to cut costs at a time the mass-transit agency is strapped for cash, CTA President Richard Rodriguez says he'll take away employees' free take-home cars. The agency has been providing 68 employees with "company cars" that they can take home, at no cost to them. Those who have been getting the perk include 38 upper-level managers who make more than $100,000 a year.

You may have heard the ads -- you can make $895 if you're willing to have a device in your car to test a new way of financing road construction. It's not a scam -- it's a University of Iowa study to see if taxing motorists by miles traveled could someday replace the gas tax. A small, on-board computer system measures mileage. Participants in the 10-month federally funded study will be sent mock ...

The Kane County Fair has come and gone once again, in a flurry of animal showings, carnival rides, and demolition derbies.

ST. CHARLES – A threesome in a canoe said their Saturday afternoon trip from Elgin to Batavia required portaging three dams on the Fox River, one of which was in downtown St. Charles.

ST. CHARLES – An attorney representing Kane County scoffed at an eviction notice delivered earlier this month, which demanded that the Circuit Clerk’s office vacate the former Montgomery Ward property on Randall Road.

GENEVA – Speaking out at a "Taxpayer Tea Party" April 15 in Geneva helped put Geneva Republican Bob McQuillan on the party map after a few office holders heard him on the podium. Now, he wants to take his message to the state level.

ST. CHARLES – An Aurora law firm will represent Circuit Clerk Deborah Seyller as she seeks legal counsel in her concerns with the Kane County Board’s cuts to her budget.

A Valparaiso man died early Sunday morning when his motorcycle crashed into a deer, according to police reports. Bradley K. Shelly, 25, 600 block of County Road 650E, was not wearing a helmet when his motorcycle crashed around 3:47 a.m., according to reports. The accident happened on Martinal Road, just east of Sturdy Road and south of U.S. 30. High speed also contributed to the accident, ...

Trash continues to pile up around Northwest Indiana's largest city, thanks to a stalemate between Gary Mayor Rudy Clay and the City Council. Garbage hasn't been collected here in more than a week. Former city workers and members of the Miller Citizens Corp., led by Douglas Grimes, put further pressure on council members to vote against a monthly garbage fee when they meet Tuesday. "The people ...

Lance Battreal and Mark Booher, two escapees of the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, are this week's fugitives of the week. Battreal, 45, of Rockport, is serving a 53-year prison sentence for rape, criminal confinement and stalking. His projected release date was Oct. 16, 2047. Mark Booher, 46, from New Castle, is serving an 85-year sentence for murder and robbery. His projected ...

Horace and Barbara Pryor stroll down a hallway at The Methodist Hospitals in Merrillville, escaping the heat on another day that Horace is thankful to enjoy. Up ahead, Chuck Edwards grabs a wheelchair and smiles. "Hey, Horace, you want to try out the ol' Cadillac?" he says, his heavily inked forearms moving the chair back and forth. Horace smiles and shakes his head. "Nope," he says. "Been ...

The promise of new jobs and improved roads this summer as part of a federal economic stimulus package has fallen short in Northwest Indiana. With not one project under Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission jurisdiction scheduled for bids, any hope of getting construction under way this year is quickly fading. One local official expressed concern the area might lose some of the ...