Two employees threatened in June with termination by Elgin Area School District U-46 allegedly over instant messages they sent at work had the status of their jobs finalized Monday night. The school board approved settlements with Derek Baxter, who ...

The Cardunal area is getting ready for the 2007 CROP Hunger Walk. Volunteers from the Carpentersville, Dundee and Algonquin area have been holding walks since 1986. Twenty-five percent of the funds raised will benefit local food pantries. The CROP w...

The Bartlett boys soccer team opened the season with a 2-1 win over Leyden Monday night at Millennium Field. A second-half goal by Garrett Dini won it for the Hawks. Doug DiGiovanni scored for Bartlett in the first half. Vince Vinuzzo made 8 saves i...

Carpentersville officials plan to crack down on parking along Miller Road outside of Liberty Elementary School, and may ban parking west of the new waiting lane. The ban would add to the steps the village and Community School District 300 have taken...

Carpentersville Mayor Bill Sarto will give his first State of the Village address next Tuesday and says it will strictly be upbeat. The village leader invites trustees, residents and the press to attend the speech, which Sarto described as "very pos...

Local woman heads to Capitol Hill GENEVA -- Renee Wood, founder of The Comfort Company Inc. in Geneva, has been invited to convene in Washington, D.C., with the national Women Impacting Public Policy organization. She will speak to elected officials...

Algonquin •An Elgin man was accused of drunken driving at 10:15 p.m. Saturday at Hilltop Drive and Algonquin Road, police said. Patrick D. Mann, 35, of 1125 Abbott Drive, was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol, illegal transportation o...

While the battle over illegal immigration has raged in the streets of Chicago and suburban communities like Carpentersville and Waukegan, McHenry County has managed to avoid heated showdowns over the issue. That could change Saturday. That's when th...

Pork chop sandwich dinner: St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Hampshire will host its annual pork chop sandwich dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the church, 43W301 Plank Road, a quarter mile east of Route 47. The menu includes their famous pork chop...

Algonquin •A Lake in the Hills man was accused of shoplifting at 11 p.m. Thursday at Meijer, 400 S. Randall Road, police said. Charles Volstorff, 34, of 2971 Hillsboro Lane, was charged with retail theft, police said. Volstorff posted a $100 b...