In a remarkable show of unity, thousands of students at high schools across the Chicago area walked out of their classes Wednesday morning to join a nationwide youth protest against gun violence. Most of the demonstrations began about 10 a.m. They w...

A few minutes before 10 a.m. Wednesday, several Community Unit District 300 parents gathered at Randall Road and Harnish Drive holding signs in support of stricter gun control. Students were allowed to participate in protests indoors Wednesday, but ...

The Dundee Township park board president faces a second lawsuit accusing him of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. The Meadowdale Shopping Center corporation has sued Frank J. Scarpelli Jr., arguing he diverted rent funds, charged personal items on...

Voters will decide next week whether Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District trustees should be elected rather than appointed to their posts. The binding referendum question was placed on the ballot by former Chief Rollyn Anderson, who said he wants...

The 2018 Illinois Farmers Market Association Conference will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, at Dream Hall, 51 S. Grove Ave. in downtown Elgin. The IFMA Conference primary objective is educational support for farmers market organi...

"I'm really happy to be home," Olympic figure skater Bradie Tennell said as she received a rousing welcome Saturday from Carpentersville firefighters and community members. Tennell was the highlight of Saturday's Thom McNamee Memorial St. Patrick's ...

Is calling a defendant a “lying liar” in front of jurors and sarcastically referring to him as “John Wayne over here draped in the American flag” enough to win him a new trial? Not in the case of Scott Peters, a McHenry County man locked up for shoo...