Starts before Friday Kane County Fair: 3-11 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, July 12-13; noon to midnight Friday and Saturday, July 14-15; and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 16, at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Grands...

Barrington fire Lt. Art Thompson was sworn as the village's new assistant fire chief at Monday's village board meeting. "This extremely important change in leadership will allow us to continue our high expectation of providing outstanding fire and e...

The Memorial Day holiday brings with it the excitement of summer's start and the many outdoor celebrations that happen during warmer weather. These events and activities can also present dangers related to fires, and residents are encouraged to revi...

Help is on the way to Hanover Park firefighters currently working out of a cramped and outdated 38-year-old station that doesn't accommodate all the equipment they might need. And help is also on the way to village taxpayers, as the $9 million cost ...

"Exciting" is the term Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District Fire Chief James Kreher has often used to describe his 45-year fire service career. From the beginning, it was "exciting" to get on a fire truck and head out to a call as a young...

A cement truck driver needed to be rescued by firefighters after his truck overturned at 2 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Barrington and Bradwell roads on the west side of Inverness. The cement truck rolled over onto the driver's-side door so ...

For the last 32 years, Camp I Am Me has provided a place of acceptance and healing for young burn survivors throughout Illinois at its yearly Summer Camp, held at YMCA Camp Duncan in Ingleside. This year's camp will be held June 18-24. A signature ...

Jeffrey Tress, a fire officer with over 20 years of experience serving Barrington-area communities, has been named the next deputy chief of operations/director of training and safety for the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District. Tress wi...

Besides electing members of municipal, school and library boards, voters in some communities will decide April 4 whether to fund hundreds of millions in new buildings, facility improvements, amenities and other ballot measures. In most cases, voter ...