Dominik Bogacz, Crystal Lake South High School Hometown: Crystal Lake Class: Senior Parents: Dominik and Ewelina Bogacz Sponsor: Brett Collins, counselor Community service: Crystal Lake South High School Pre-Medical Society founder and president, N...

Annika Alworth Geneva Community High School Hometown: Geneva Class: Senior Parents: James and Cindy Alworth Sponsor: Cathy Pool, counselor Community service: President of Leos Club volunteer organization; volunteer at Lions Club pancake breakfa...

Joleena Mejia said she's been enjoying helping rehab her family's future home, a Victorian-era house in Elgin, alongside volunteers from Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley. “It's nice to see it come together,” said Mejia, a certified nurse ...

Two Fox Valley communities will kick off the area's St. Patrick's Day festivities this weekend with parades that traditionally draw thousands of spectators. The Dundee-area Thom McNamee Memorial St. Patrick's Day Parade is scheduled to begin at 11:...

After seven years at the helm of the Housing Authority of Elgin, Damon Duncan is leaving because, as he puts it, "there isn't much left to do." Duncan, 51, said he will serve as CEO of the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority in Richmond, Vi...

A Carpentersville man was sentenced to seven years in prison this week after pleading guilty to a 2016 bust in which 82 pounds of marijuana and $191,300 were found in an Algonquin storage locker. Daniel L. Forcucci, 48, will serve this sentence conc...

After a 62-39 triumph over Rockton Hononegah in the semifinals of the Komaromy Classic at Dundee-Crown in December, Maine West girls basketball coach Kim de Marigny was quite relieved. "I remember breathing a sigh of relief," she said. "I said 'OK, ...