Political battles in Kane County, a new chairman in McHenry County, construction projects throughout the area and some leadership changes at the municipal level were among the most memorable moments for towns in the Fox Valley in 2016. Here are some...

Really bad Santas Call them alt.Santa movies. You know, subversive motion pictures that put jolly old St. Nick and holiday movies in a really bad, if not homicidal light? The most infamous of the bunch has to be “Silent Night, Deadly Night,” a 1984 ...

Despite holding the most votes among suburban Republican leaders selecting a replacement for state Sen. Matt Murphy last October, Palatine Township Republican Chairman Aaron Del Mar quietly took himself out of the running at the last minute. Del Mar...

Jessica Cano, who teaches English language learners, has been at Golfview Elementary in Carpentersville for nine years. “I was a long term substitute for five years and became a certified teacher four years ago,” she said. Cano holds a special educa...

James Olvera has always tried to live by one important life lesson: The more you give, the more you receive. So in 2010, shortly after graduating college, he started searching for a chance to volunteer in the community. He found that opportunity wit...

The Culver's along Randall Road in Carpentersville temporary closed at 6 p.m. on a Sunday night this month, and shortly after everything in the dining room came out in preparation for crews to come in and remodel the restaurant. The fast food restau...

I've had a few bad breaks in my day. I'm talking of headlines, of course. I can't cite any specific examples, however, because once a copy editor suffers the humiliation of a really bad headline break he or she is unlikely to make another anytime so...

Jose Horta didn't kill David Campbell. He didn't even touch the 27-year-old Waukegan man, who was beaten, tortured with a blow torch and then suffocated with plastic bags in 2011 before his body was dumped in the Penny Road Pond near Barrington. So ...