Twenty-nine Kane County educators will be recognized Friday and one will be chosen Kane County Educator of the Year. The 41st annual Kane County Educator of the Year Awards banquet begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Q Center in St. Charles. Awards will be ...

Amid contract negotiations with the village, the Carpentersville firefighters union is asking an arbitrator to negotiate the layoffs of two full-time firefighters. The layoffs took effect Friday, but the union filed a grievance last month after they...

Owner Spencer Hunn knows the success of any Slide the City event revolves around one thing: The size of the hill. That's why residents of suburban Chicago are in for a treat this summer, he said, when the 1,000-foot vinyl water slide takes over Mapl...

Sir Knight Don Oomens was presented a certificate of recognition for his valuable contribution to the Knights of Columbus Bishop Arthur J. O'Neill Fourth Degree Assembly #2381 Color Corps by Faithful Navigator Bill Wenzloff. During the past year, Si...

As many as 1,500 employees who live at Arlington Park's "backstretch" during racing season could be displaced if an agreement isn't reached between the track and the association that represents horse owners and trainers who race there. Arlington Gen...

Applications for this year's annual Paint-A-Thon of Dundee Township are due by July 1. Each September, the organization paints the exterior of homes, free of charge, for senior citizens and disabled veterans who need some assistance. The event will...

The sixth annual Cultural Arts on the Fox set for April 22-23 will showcase music and visual arts by Community Unit District 300 students against the backdrop of the Fox River in historic "Old Town" Carpentersville. The open house event, sponsored b...

Altrusa International of Elgin, Illinois Inc. is pleased to announce that Betsy Couture of Elgin will be honored at the 67th annual Woman of the Year Recognition Dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at Villa Olivia Country Club in Bartlett. Dinner tic...