Carpentersville
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How Project SEARCH helps prepare young adults with disabilities for workforceJun 13, 2024 9:51 am - Ten Project SEARCH interns were celebrated in a graduation ceremony at McHenry County College on May 21. Project SEARCH, which launched in September 2020, aims to prepare young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to obtain competitive employment for a productive adult life.
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Dundee-Crown loses a legend with passing of former wrestling coach Al ZinkeJun 13, 2024 6:00 am - Dundee-Crown’s hall of fame wrestling coach, Al Zinke, died June 9 at 73.
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Krishnamoorthi secures $1 million earmark for Rosemont’s gated community — even though it’s not in his districtJun 12, 2024 6:42 pm - Rosemont has never gotten a congressional earmark as large as the one U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi secured — nearly $1 million — even though it’s for a public works proj...
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School worker gets 8 years for sexually assaulting studentJun 12, 2024 4:03 pm - A former hall monitor at Tefft Middle School in Streamwood has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting a student.
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‘This plan is completely unnecessary’: County OKs climate action plan over objections from some board membersJun 12, 2024 10:43 am - The Kane County Board has adopted a climate action implementation plan that recommends ways to reduce the emission of gasses that many experts believe are hurting the climate.
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Marklund residents take part in annual Summer GamesJun 11, 2024 11:08 pm - More than 200 volunteers supported Marklund residents as they participated in the organization’s annual Summer Games event.
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Celebrate Pollinator Week in DuPage with walks, talks and toursJun 11, 2024 9:52 pm - The DuPage Monarch Project is adding two additional days of events during National Pollinator Week.
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Give dad a break from the grill on Father’s Day with a special meal outJun 11, 2024 5:19 pm - Father’s Day is a good time to treat dad to a nice dinner out. Better hurry on the reservations, because availability becomes more limited with each passing day.
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Country rock band Ginger Road at Izaak Walton Reserve on June 20Jun 11, 2024 2:24 pm - Hanover Township’s free Summer Concert Series will kick off on Thursday, June 20, at the Izaak Walton Reserve outdoor amphitheater, 899 Jay St., Elgin with a performance by Ginger Road at 7 p.m.
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Putting down roots: Morton Arboretum helps communities plant more than 1,800 treesJun 11, 2024 1:01 pm - The Morton Arboretum is distributing $6.9 million in federally funded grants to help nearly two dozen communities throughout Illinois plant and care for trees. The city of Elgin, the Roselle Park District and the village of Streamwood are among the suburban grant recipients.