Newly installed Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich will celebrate the midnight Mass during an overnight celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe later this month, which is expected to draw 100,000 to 150,000 people to Des Plaines.

A man who was 15 when he was accused of murder has been found guilty and now faces 20 years to life in prison.

The new year will bring with it new issues, but clarity and resolution for some of the biggest community concerns in the northwest suburbs probably are forthcoming in 2015, too.

A Michigan judge is being asked to decide Monday whether a 94-year-old former Winnetka teacher charged with molesting children should be evaluated for mental competency at jail or at his home, where he is receiving hospice care, according to his lawyer.

The following items were taken from Park Ridge police reports:

The following items were taken from Des Plaines police reports: