Seven alumni and community members were recognized by Elgin Community College and the ECC Foundation during its 19th annual Founders' Day Celebration and Luncheon on Sunday, Feb. 12. The event commemorated the 1949 founding of the college, as well a...

A Carpentersville man accused of holding a gun to a woman's head in front of her children while asking them to "come watch your mother die" was convicted by a Kane County jury this week of gun charges, Kane County officials said. Chad W. Conway, 37...

MESA, Ariz. - The Chicago Cubs made Wednesday a pretty special day for nine kids and their families. Think of those nine kids as representing each position on a baseball diamond. The Cubs partnered with Advocate Children's Hospital in Chicago and A...

Though Village President Ed Ritter says Carpentersville has been making significant progress in areas of economic development and business recruitment, challenger John Skillman believes the village is in need of fresh ideas and new leadership. Ritte...

Community Unit District 300 Superintendent Fred Heid says he is concerned about Hoffman Estates establishing a special taxing district without properly consulting with the affected taxing bodies. Village officials are reviewing a 184-acre residenti...

With record temperatures Saturday and at least record-tying temps on Sunday, it was a good weekend to take a dip. That's what more than 350 participants in Sunday's Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge in Palatine did. On Sunday, temperatures reac...

No fear of flying The weather-delayed 112th International Winter Tournament at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove was a hit, especially for the young ski jumpers. The snow might have been manufactured, but the thrills were the real deal. Ten...

For two years, former Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd has been a driving force behind the push to win Melissa Calusinski a new trial on charges she murdered a 16-month-old boy she was watching at a Lincolnshire day care center. It was Rudd who p...

A Carpentersville man has been charged with using other peoples' identities to set up credit accounts, resulting in the loss of $500,000. Keith "JD" Offord, 23, was indicted by a federal grand jury in December. The indictment was sealed until this w...