Leaders of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dundee Township have received national recognition for their involvement in the organization's success. The Carpentersville nonprofit was the only club in the state to earn a gold honor of the League of EAGLES ...

The Northern Illinois Food Bank started seeing a rapid growth in donations when the country was forced into the throes of an economic downturn several years ago. Philanthropists were investing in local charities that provided basic needs to their co...

Elgin's proposed 2018 budget includes cuts of $1 million, mostly in firefighters' overtime costs, and $4.2 million in additional revenue from a new gasoline tax and increases to sales and hotel/motel taxes. City Manager Rick Kozal unveiled the propo...

A store selling everything from clothes to camping equipment will move into long-vacant retail space in a Wauconda shopping center - but it took a tax-sharing agreement with the village board to seal the deal. Tennessee-based Tractor Supply Co. is s...

John O'Sullivan, who has lived, worked and volunteered in Carpentersville for several years, has been chosen to fill a vacancy on the village board. He takes over the seat of Trustee Pat Schultz, a longtime resident who died unexpectedly last month....

Paramount Theatre leads the way again at Jeff Awards For the third time in as many years, Aurora's Paramount Theatre earned top musical honors at the 49th annual equity Joseph Jefferson Award Ceremony held Monday at Drury Lane Theatre in Oak Brook. ...

Kane County will hold its second, weeklong Crisis Intervention Training session for 26 police officers this month. State's Attorney Joe McMahon said Tuesday he is pleased with the training, and CIT officers can be called to assist other neighboring ...