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Bartlett officials plan to join Barrington and Will County in continuing the fight against Canadian National Railway. Bartlett is the latest to announce it will file a petition of stay with the Surface Transportation Board regarding the recent approval of CN's purchase of the EJ&E Railroad.

Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be impeached for failing to put the state's interests before his own and losing the citizen's confidence, an Illinois House panel investigating the governor recommends in a report published this morning.

President-elect Barack Obama warned of dire and lasting consequences if Congress doesn't pump unprecedented dollars into the economy, making an urgent pitch for his mammoth spending proposal in his first speech since his election.

A Geneva teen was charged Wednesday with concealing a fugitive who eluded police in a December traffic stop. Deisi Melchor, 17, also faces charges of obstructing justice and marijuana manufacturing or delivery, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Department.

A 3-year-old Schaumburg girl with a rare, life-threatening liver disease has been enjoying the fulfillment of her heart's desire for nearly a month.

Schaumburg Police have charged a 24-year-old Glendale Heights man with several felonies and misdemeanors after he attempted to evade police near a popular local nightclub.

Elk Grove Village police confirmed Sunday that they are questioning a person in the murder of 70-year-old Marilyn Wood.

Algonquin police on Sunday released the names of the three women hospitalized Saturday after a two-vehicle collision at Randall Road and Harnish Drive.

Funeral services will begin Monday for the four teenagers killed in a fiery, head-on car collision over the weekend in unincorporated Burlington Township.

The Grayslake Elementary District 46 teachers union and school board reached a tentative agreement on new contract Saturday afternoon.

Congressional negotiators and the Bush administration's top Treasury officials go to work today on settling the final details of a historic $700 billion Wall Street bailout aimed at keeping credit flowing and saving the nation's shaky economy from collapsing into a crippling recession.

The racing ended decades ago, but the warm memories are still fresh.

One of the craziest areas to enter and exit a highway is about to undergo a major renovation.

With such a wild week in the presidential race, it is impossible to guess what the next five may bring voters.

Jennifer Petrosky has written countless papers about her cousin, Leonard J. "Lenny" Gulczynski - everything from a first-grade writing assignment to a college entrance essay.

John McCain is portraying Barack Obama as the product of Chicago's corrupt political machine in a new TV ad that showcases Illinois' scandalous side.

The controversial Prairie Parkway transportation corridor has taken a giant step toward becoming a reality, following federal approvals for the project connecting I-80 and the Reagan Tollway.

The Cook County commissioner who was pivotal in raising your sales tax $426 million in February now says he wants to help ease your tax pain.

Expecting a pleasant summer visit with her grandparents, 12-year-old Mary Tsakadze wound up hiding from an invading Russian army.

Nearly five months after lawmakers were scheduled to wrap up their 2008 session, they return to the Capitol today with plans to revisit budget issues and new ethics laws.