Carpentersville
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‘He left us such a gift’: In ‘Love From the Front … and Beyond,’ daughter shares WWII vet’s storiesAug 16, 2024 3:00 am - The daughter of World War II veteran and longtime St. Charles resident Bill Wiebmer has published a book with his letters and stories, “Love From the Front ... And Beyond.”
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‘It’s going to happen again’: Biting mites an issue for some following cicada emergenceAug 15, 2024 6:57 pm - Like 17 years ago, a corollary effect of the periodical cicada emergence has left some people scratching unexplained red welts appearing seemingly out of nowhere.
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50th annual Elgin Road Race Car Show SundayAug 15, 2024 12:23 pm - The 50th annual Elgin Road Race Car Show will take place Sunday, Aug. 18, and feature a car parade retracing the race’s original course.
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Elgin officials suspect illegal dumping caused fuel slicks on Fox RiverAug 15, 2024 12:02 pm - Elgin officials are trying to learn the source of two different fuel discharges into the Fox River, but say there is no significant risk to the water or wildlife.
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West Chicago teen gets 8 years in prison for brutal beating of autistic manAug 15, 2024 10:49 am - A West Chicago teenager was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder in the brutal 2023 beating of an autistic man.
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Kane County GOP Parading for Trump plan hits parking snafuAug 15, 2024 8:33 am - The Kane County Republican Party’s planned Parading for Trump caravan on Sunday, Aug. 18, has run into a hitch in its giddyap
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Spotlight: Paramount goes ‘The Full Monty’ in season openerAug 14, 2024 1:32 pm - Unemployed steel workers turn male strippers in Paramount Theatre’s season-opening production of “The Full Monty,” while the Founding Fathers debate the fate of the nation in Marriott Theatre’s revival of “1776.”
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CASA Kane County leader honored with William D. Barth AwardAug 14, 2024 12:11 am - CASA Kane County Executive Director Jim Di Ciaula has been selected as the recipient of the TriCity Family Services’ 40th annual William D. Barth Award
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Marklund to mark 12 years of Run, Walk & Roll 5KAug 13, 2024 8:11 pm - The 12th annual Run, Walk & Roll-Geneva 5K/1-mile event will be held Sunday, Oct. 20, bringing together hundreds of kids and adults who want to support Marklund.
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Sock hop to feature The New Odyssey Guy Aug. 24 at Elgin churchAug 13, 2024 7:42 pm - Remember the old Elgin Storm Cellar and school dances of the 1960s? Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin invites the community to a sock hop on Saturday, Aug. 24.