A 27-year-old woman accused of trying to bribe Elgin police with $2,000 after her third DUI arrest last year pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and was sentenced to two years of probation, community service and nearly a year of wearing an alcohol mo...

"Show me the first graveyards of the country and I will tell you the true character of its people." When Benjamin Franklin spoke those words, not only was he talking about people buried in them, but the people left to maintain the memories of the li...

Carpenter Park has been nearly empty since plans to renovate and upgrade the space were stalled more than a year ago. Park equipment and facilities had already been removed when state funding for the project was frozen in March 2015, at which point ...

A Huntley pop-rock band is trying to raise $4,000 to replace its musical equipment that was destroyed when the band's van crashed in May. Fundraising efforts include a dinner next month at Culver's in Carpentersville and a gofundme page that so far ...

Since its humble beginnings nearly a century ago in Janesville, Wisconsin, Woodman's Food Market has been a family business. But with the roughly 100,000 items that now fill each of its stores' shelves - dozens of varieties of ketchup, peanut butter...

Talented 20: Judges revealed the Top 20 this week for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, and the acts will perform live Sunday in the hopes of moving on in this summer competition. Now in its fifth year, the contest reaffirms the wealth of talent i...

Dundee Township officials say they are relying on the court system to determine the future of Larry Braasch's elected position as highway commissioner. Braasch, 70, of Dundee Township, was charged with indecent exposure and breach of peace after wit...

Youth, age 3-9, are invited to sign up for the kids' fun races during the West Dundee River Challenge on Wednesday, July 20. It is part of the all-day Intelligentsia Cup cycling event in the village. The racing events begin at 10 a.m. with the Juni...