Fox River Valley Public Library District officials hope to gauge residents' interest in the concept of a new library on the west side of the river. For nearly four years, the Randall Oaks Branch Library has been operating within the Randall Oaks Rec...

The Batavia boys basketball team can take the starch out of the Upstate Eight River stretch run with a title-clinching win at Geneva Friday night. The Bulldogs enter with an 8-0 division record and a 3-game lead on the rival Vikings (19-5, 5-3), Lar...

From the time it opened in the St. Charles Mall in 1987 to today, La Galerie art gallery has stayed true to its slogan - "Art for about any taste in about any price range." It's why art lovers continue to come to La Galerie, 219 W. Main St. in downt...

Elgin Community College Musical Theatre will present its spring production of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy "Monty Python's Spamalot" from Saturday, Feb. 20 through Sunday, Feb. 28, in the Blizzard Theatre, located in the Building H ECC Arts...

Most towns rely on property taxes to repay loans they take out for everything from new police stations to fixing roads. But how much towns have borrowed varies widely across the suburbs, from nearly $300 million in Rosemont to almost nothing in a ho...

A 90-year-old woman with dementia who had been reported missing was found safe in a senior care facility, Carpentersville police said Wednesday. Caroline Kasala had been gone from her Carpentersville home, where she lives with her son, since 11 a.m....

Martax Company, formerly of Carpentersville, and Kocolewski and Associates in Rolling Meadows have merged and announced the company's name change to CPA Advisors Group, Inc. The firm offers a wide variety of experienced services, including accountin...

Lake County state's attorney candidate Matthew Stanton said he doesn't understand why the current state's attorney's office is not open to giving a new trial to a woman found guilty of killing a toddler in one of the most high-profile cases in count...