In the wake of the deadly shooting that killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, there will be more Chicago police patrolling this weekend's Pride Fest and the following weekend's Pride Parade. But will there be more people? Rather than stay ...

The plan announced this week for a Woodman's Food Market in Buffalo Grove hasn't knocked out of consideration an earlier proposal in Lakemoor, but the grocer's future there is uncertain. “The proposed store in Buffalo Grove has no impact on our desi...

History buffs and the curious can gather at East Dundee's Depot on River Street to join local historian and author Phil Aleo on a walking tour of the area's best known taverns at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 19. Focused on Diamond Jim's, Calendo's and Rive...

Renovation and construction of an 11-classroom addition at Carpentersville Middle School is expected to be completed by the end of July, officials said. Carpentersville Middle School will become a sixth- through eighth-grade building, adding 400 six...

A Carpentersville Middle School teacher is accused of sexual assault and sexual abuse of a teen between 13 and 17, according to police and court records. Charles A. Brieger, 47, of the 400 block of Algona Avenue in Elgin, who also served as directo...

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...