The new Walmart in Carpentersville, scheduled to open this summer, is almost complete as associates make final store preparations. The approximately 183,000-square-foot store, located at 365 Lake Marian Road, will include a full line of groceries an...

Woodman's Food Market announced plans on Wednesday to anchor a new 25-acre commercial development in Buffalo Grove. The shopping center, which would be built at the western corner of Deerfield Parkway and Milwaukee Avenue, is a joint project with Sh...

In what officials say would be a significant step forward in consolidation efforts, two Dundee-area fire entities might share a single chief by the end of the year. The West Dundee Fire Department and East Dundee and Countryside Fire Protection Dis...

Sir Knight Don Oomens was presented a certificate of recognition for his contribution to the Knights of Columbus Bishop Arthur J. O'Neill Fourth Degree Assembly No. 2381 Color Corps by Faithful Navigator Bill Wenzloff. During the past year, Oomens, ...

After naming a new Carpentersville fire chief dedicated to improving communication, village officials are optimistic about mending their historically contentious relationship with the firefighters union. John-Paul Schilling, who begins his new posit...

Every week, a dozen or so senior citizens get together to paint. They just don't paint, though. They talk, laugh express themselves by putting on canvas what they see and feel in their aging eyes and hearts. "It's wonderful," said Robert Larson. "We...

Two men are charged with an armed home invasion of a Carpentersville couple on Jan. 1, and authorities are still searching for a third suspect, according to police and court records. A Kane County grand jury this week handed down indictments for fel...

Regina McCarthy didn't set out to write a children's book. As a trained holistic psychotherapist, McCarthy, 54, has spent her career in the social work field, helping people of all ages heal and work through tragedy. In the early 2000s, she opened h...

The Dundee Library will host its third annual Summer Reading Kick Off Picnic at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, on the front lawn, 555 Barrington Ave. (Route 68) in East Dundee. The picnic will star Dave Rudolf, a Gold Record, Grammy-nominated artist known...

Classic Cinemas' popular Wednesday Morning Movie Series cranks up its 2016 season with the delightful animated comedy "Shaun the Sheep" at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, at participating theaters. The series features G- and PG-rated movies that run thr...