Submitted by ECC Elgin Community College Theatre wraps up its spring production, “Our Lady of the Underpass,” a play based on a real-life event in Chicago. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4; and 3 p.m. Sund...

When the Common Core State Standards were adopted by the state board of education in June of 2010, many districts chose to sit back while others got an early start on implementation. Now, with assessments aligned to the Common Core on track to be r...

Carpentersville has raised its motor fuel tax by 2 cents a gallon — a move that one trustee said was painful but that others said was necessary if the village wants to regularly replace aging equipment and vehicles. By a vote of 5-1, the board raise...

Carpentersville leaders will consider temporarily raising the motor fuel tax by 2 cents a gallon today, with the intention of retiring the rate hike in three years. The village hopes to generate an additional $250,000 in annual revenue from the tax...

A Chicago man who led police on a 2011 chase in northern Kane County that ended in a crash in to a police car was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday on charges of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and aggravated driving while his...

Algonquin Ÿ A 15-year-old boy from Carpentersville was arrested Friday at the Algonquin Meijer on the 400 block of South Randall Road and charged with retail theft, police said. Police said the teen was also wanted on a juvenile warrant out of ...