Dave Hinton is editor of The News-Gazette's 'Our Communities' section. He can be reached at [email protected].

Aurora Police Chief Keith Cross is set to retire after more than 30 years at the city’s police department. Outgoing Mayor Richard Irvin is proposing that the position go to current Deputy Chief ...

EAST CHICAGO — Technology upgrades were likely coming to at least eight Region police departments this year, thanks to federal funding proposals. But now, after last month's federal budget cut ...