"When did you serve?" The simple question from one veteran to another typically begins a wave of chatter among Purple Heart recipients during an annual tribute luncheon hosted by Elgin-based True Patriots Care. Many attendees take the opportunity to...

A 30-year-old Elgin man was sentenced to 13½ years in prison this week after admitting to his role in an Elgin home invasion in which a man was shot over an ounce of marijuana. Tyrell D. Sumling, of the 600 block of Center Street, pleaded guilty Wed...

This weekend McHenry County Fair: 10 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2-3, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Drive, Woodstock. Livestock shows, agricultural and 4-H exhibits, entert...

Billed as “America's Night Out Against Crime,” National Night Out encourages residents to lock their doors, turn on their porch lights and spend the evening getting to know their neighbors, police officers, firefighters and other city officials. Tra...

During his inaugural bicycle giveaway nearly a year ago, Justin Lorenz watched the joy on the faces of two eighth-grade sisters as they received their first set of wheels. Then, to his surprise, they asked him how to ride it. Lorenz recognized that ...

A Carpentersville man who hid in a closet and attacked his ex-girlfriend in May 2017 in Lake in the Hills has pleaded guilty, officials said Monday. Louis A. Hernandez, 51, pleaded guilty to two counts of felony home invasion, four counts of felony ...

The Golden Corridor Family YMCA recently announced that Doug Britt would serve as the new president and chief executive officer, effective Sept. 1. He will succeed Gary Bublitz, who has served as president and CEO for 18 years and will retire at the...

This weekend DuPage County Fair: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday, July 26-28, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Music, animals, demolition derby, craft beer garden, watermelon- and pie-eating contests, craft fa...