After more than two years of planning, review and local approvals, tangible work for a proposed Woodman's Food Market in Lakemoor is underway. Utilities are marked and pipes to carry stormwater and extend sewer and water service have been delivered ...

In the years since Trustee Pat Schultz started becoming involved in Carpentersville, former Village President Ed Ritter says she began almost every thought with one key phrase: "Our residents need ..." "That was the first thing on her mind at all ti...

Stock up on lots of great new titles at the Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale at the Dundee Library. It will open on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and will continue on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20 and 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the ...

The stories of Dundee-area men and women who served in World War I - including veterans, a nurse and an aviator - were brought to life Sunday by members of the Dundee Township Historical Society. The organization's cemetery walk, held every other ye...

Law enforcement officers have to pass a fitness test to graduate from the police academy. But once hired, few departments require them to continue demonstrating physical fitness. Exceptions include Barrington, Carpentersville and the Illinois State...

Within two weeks, Community Unit District 300 students, employees and families collected $33,568 to support relief efforts in hurricane-ravaged regions. "I was blown away," Superintendent Fred Heid said. "It truly is amazing ... to come together and...

The village of Carpentersville will host its first Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, in Carpenter Park, off Maple Avenue. Admission is free. There will be arts and crafts, pumpkin painting, face painting, a magic show, hayrides...

One big benefit of riding a bike is you can see more fall foliage in one outing than you can while, say, hiking, and get a better look at it than you can while, say, driving through it. Of course, to see good foliage while riding, it's best to ride ...

On Sunday, Oct. 22, the Dundee Township Historical Society will present a special program, "The War to End All Wars" from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Tri-City Evergreen Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2298, 117 S. First St. in West Dundee. "The War to End All ...