Inverness News

Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz appointed James Clegg to the village council Monday night, replacing Dist.

Barrington Village President Karen Darch said back in April it was unclear whether six veteran police officers taking early retirement would be enough to avoid layoffs.

The Barrington Police Department is laying off two full-time officers, effective Saturday, because it didn't receive a federal grant to fund the positions.

Mike Murphy holds 5-year-old Tyler so Joann Valeriano of the Cook County Department of Public Health can give the youngster a shot.

A single-vehicle crash in Inverness sent two men to the hospital Sunday. About 3:30 p.m., the vehicle was traveling on Palatine Road just west of Roselle Road when it left the road and struck several trees, according to Palatine Rural Fire Protection District Lt.

Reporting from Chicago - When John Urso left Leslie Hindman Auctioneers on Sunday, he carried two shirts carefully hung and wrapped in plastic -- shirts too small for him to wear.

THREE golf clubs in Inverness will unite to stage a new competition next May. The inaugural City of Inverness 54-hole open will be jointly held by Inverness, Loch Ness and Torvean golf clubs starting on Friday, May 28 and continuing over the weekend.

Marion and Frank Kminek, formerly of Inverness and West Dundee, pose with their military escorts in front of the U.S. Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

AP Scholar Awards recently recognized 14 former and current Elgin Academy students for exceptional achievement on AP Exams.

Interior tours of private residences have been scheduled for the Edgewater neighborhood and in Barrington/Inverness/Palatine area.

Pat and Donald Shanower read a plaque along Naperville's Riverwalk commemorating their son, Navy Cmdr.

The Palatine Rural Fire Protection District is about to make itself extremely visible to the residents it serves.

John F. Masoncup of Mount Prospect asks a question as US Rep. Mark Kirk conducts a town hall meeting to discuss health care reform at the Arlington Heights Village Hall Monday afternoon.

Erik Versen of Inverness leans in to get a closer look as the electric train zooms by him at The Choo Choo restaurant in Des Plaines.

Father Terry Keehan holds up the Key to the Church as he enters Holy Family Church Sunday in Inverness during the Installation Liturgy.

Father Terry Keehan holds up the Key to the Church as he enters Holy Family Church Sunday in Inverness during the Installation Liturgy.

Father Terry Keehan holds up the Key to the Church as he enters Holy Family Church Sunday in Inverness during the Installation Liturgy.

Father Terry Keehan holds up the Key to the Church as he enters Holy Family Church Sunday in Inverness during the Installation Liturgy.

Father Terry Keehan holds up the Key to the Church as he enters Holy Family Church Sunday in Inverness during the Installation Liturgy.

Brown's Chicken & Pasta sits dark and empty a month after seven workers were slain there, but life in Palatine still revolves around the deserted building on Northwest Highway.