Rarely will an elected official stoop to calling his constituents names. But Carpentersville Village President Bill Sarto is the exception to the rule. In an e-mail he sent me last month, Sarto used the words "weirdo," "nutty," "bunch of misfits" an...

Remember Floyd's? The longtime landmark Carpentersville restaurant was the site of many a function for residents throughout the region until its closure almost two years ago. Owner Vic Jason didn't go far -- and now he's back. Vic, his son Brian Jas...

Algonquin • A man tried to escape from police but was caught at 10:30 Thursday by Algonquin police on the 2300 block of Dawson Lane, a report said. Brandon Coyne, 21, of 2294 Dawson Lane, Algonquin, was charged with fleeing and attempting to elude a...

Yes, the Air Expo in Lake in the Hills has run for 22 years in celebration and promotion of the village's airport. But no, public officials can't ignore that the celebration has lost money every year, last year a record $20,000. Thus, the village's ...

The Dundee-Crown football team trailed Friday night before it got to touch the football. By the time the Chargers earned their first first down, rallying against Woodstock was going to be a difficult task. The Blue Streaks scored 28 points in the fi...

Cyndi Caputo, a former Lake in the Hills beauty queen, was blessed with much more than good looks. "Her personality was one of a kind," her mother, Robbie Baumgartner, said Friday. "She always had a smile on her face and went out of her way to help ...

Residents on the west side of Carpentersville will likely receive a credit on their next water bill after the village's audit and finance panel voted Thursday to delay charging 7 percent water and sewer rate increases until the new year. The changes...

• A Carpentersville man was accused of using fraudulent identification during a traffic stop at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Main Street and Lincoln Avenue, police said. Carmillo Torres, 64, of 25 Walnut St., was charged with possession of a fraudulent id...