Northbrook Police Chief Charles Wernick issued a statement Thursday cautioning residents to remove valuables from their cars or lock them in the trunk in defense of an ongoing series of break-ins across the Midwest by the so-called "Felony Lane Gang."

The Mount Prospect Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a regular meeting at 7:30 tonight.

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission was honored with the Chief Information Officer's Most Effective IT Team award.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) urged legislators to support a bipartisan bill that would give the federal government power to prevent suspected terrorists from buying guns and explosives in the U.S.

The Village of Wilmette Board of Trustees will vote on its proposed 2016 budget and other items at its regular meeting today at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Board Council Chambers. The Finance Committee will introduce the ordinance to adopt the village's 2016 budget.

The Buffalo Grove Village Board said this week that it will terminate crossing-guard services for District 21 after Nov. 13 if the district does not pay its share of program costs for the entire fall semester. The district has been disputing outstanding balances totaling $24,191 for crossing-guard services provided during the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 school years, so if has refused to pay for service this fall.

More than 1,300 homes west of Romona Road in Wilmette are expected to see less basement flooding during rainstorms, thanks to a new sewage storage tank installed by the village.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined three other Democratic senators this week in a letter  sent to the U.S. Department of Education, calling for a harder look at the agency's funding policies for for-profit colleges.

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) became the first Republican U.S. senator to earn the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence's (ICHV) Abraham Lincoln Award, given to officials who have taken a strong position against gun violence.