This letter is in regard to Carpentersville Village President Bill Sarto's Aug. 30 comments in Fence Post. Sarto doesn't think the proposed ordinance to impound vehicles of drivers without a license or without insurance, is not for safety, but to ta...

Gerardo Turrubiartes was apparently listening to an iPod with headphones while biking Sunday just west of Burlington, police said Monday. The music drowned out the sounds of a rapidly approaching freight train that instantly killed the 42-year-old S...

It was just a year ago that the Boys and Girls Club of Dundee Township had an open house to show off the improvements at the Paul Knox Unit in Carpentersville. For almost 12 years, the club has served at-risk youth at several sites in the township,...

I'm the president of the advocacy group "Mundelein for Appropriate Development." If you live in or near Mundelein you might have seen our signs, received fliers or read commentary by supporters in local papers or on our Web site www.mfad.org. We exi...

To the editor: I am writing in regard to the traffic jams that are created on Barrington Road when Willow Creek Church services let out, and South Barrington police who are directing traffic for the benefit of the churchgoers. On Sunday, Aug. 26, th...

As the construction season winds down, Carpentersville officials are evaluating ways to finance future street and sidewalk improvements once current funding is spent. While the $10 million bond the village issued last June is expected to last until ...

To the editor: The storm on Thursday brought about a startling realization: we are unprepared. While 911 rang without answer on our phone, neighbors received "all circuits are busy" responses on theirs. To the credit of the Palatine Police Departmen...

If you're reading this and it's Sunday afternoon, put it down immediately, turn on the television and watch the men's final of the U.S. Open. Then continue reading. If you've been glued to your TV watching the U.S. Open -- or something else -- for t...

I look forward to reading more about the current trend toward childless families in the United States. Your recent article uncovered only the tip of the iceberg and I assume that this look into the crisis will be an ongoing report. A civilization wh...