Elgin Ÿ Terrance Johnson, 25, of the 400 block of Ann Street, Elgin, was arrested and charged with possession of 2.3 grams of marijuana at 9:07 p.m. May 19, according to police reports. Johnson was released after he posted a $120 cash bail. His...

Carpentersville police and Illinois attorney general investigators seized nearly $8,000 of illegal synthetic drugs as part of a statewide crack down, authorities said. Law enforcement officials left with 448 packages of synthetic drugs from two Carp...

Rain is usually considered the problem child when it comes to Memorial Day weather. But this year, heat could be just as ornery. Temperatures are expected to soar well past 90 degrees on Monday, a day when many will be outdoors at parades or family ...

Rather than going it alone, Carpentersville and West Dundee have joined forces to negotiate a five-year extension of their garbage collection contracts, a move officials say helped them snag a better deal. Each municipality has a contract with Repub...

With only three Kane County deaths from West Nile in the past decade, the virus has slipped into the realm of being a seldom and mostly silent summer killer. Public health officials would like to keep it that way as monitoring infected mosquitoes is...

Arens Controls’ roots date back to the early days of flying. Its founder, Charles Arens, was a pioneer in aviation technology who made his first flight in 1911. The Early Birds of Aviation, an organization that recognizes the first solo pilots, said...

Itzel Minjares, of Carpentersville, IL, recently was part of a team of Northern Illinois University students working as consultants to Abbott Nutrition. The consulting project was conducted through the Experiential Learning Center in the NIU College...

For years, Tom Roeser, the owner of Otto Engineering in Carpentersville, has concentrated his efforts on making that village a better place to live. But now, the Barrington Hills resident is spending some money in East Dundee. Roeser recently bough...