After sitting empty for nearly five years, the former Dominick's site in Carpentersville is one step closer to being occupied. The 65,636-square-foot building at 2411 Randall Road has been purchased by Highland Park-based Northeast Investments, LLC,...

Four shoppers got pampered and spoiled this month with a shopping spree and total makeover at the Algonquin Commons shopping center. They each won the makeover as part of a March Makeover Madness contest hosted at the Randall Road mall earlier this ...

After working out a deal with the Carpentersville firefighters union, village officials agreed to rescind the layoffs of two full-time firefighters. In turn, the Carpentersville Professional Firefighters Union, IAFF Local 4790, is dropping all pendi...

A former Waukegan man freed from prison last year after serving more than 15 years in prison for a murder he did not commit is suing Lake County, the city of Waukegan and more than a dozen current and former law enforcement officers. The suit filed ...

The Bethlehem Women's Guild recently hosted its annual rummage sale. Proceeds from the sale are used to support 10 missions during the Christmas season and 10 missions during the Easter season, as well as supporting church projects such as buying ki...

Operating a real business could soon become a reality for a handful of young entrepreneurs at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville. The Business INCubator class, in which teams of students create their own small business stemming from an orig...

A 19-year-old from Carpentersville is accused of taking undisclosed items from a vehicle parked in Elgin, police said. Jesus Villagomez, of the 0-100 block of South Green Street in Carpentersville, is charged with felony burglary, police said. A Kan...

Lightning does strike twice. Cary-Grove baseball coach Don Sutherland said in his 29 seasons he didn't remember a Trojans pitcher throwing a perfect game prior to Daniel Schmidt throwing one on April 5 at Woodstock. The veteran coach only had to wai...