CAmBr, a Chicago-based mountain bike group, has asked the Carpentersville village board for permission to establish a series of trails in Keith Andres Park. Many of these trails are near the backyards of residents’ homes. The area was not surveyed i...

Alan Popp, Streamwood's former police chief, has been hired to run the department in Carpentersville. Selected among 40 candidates, Popp is expected to be sworn in at the March 20 village board meeting. According to his public profile on LinkedIn, ...

On Tuesday, Carpentersville trustees are expected to vote on a new fueling station for public works employees, one that would save the village nearly a quarter of a million dollars. But one member of the audit and finance committee says the project ...

Submitted by Literacy Connection Jennifer Bornekomosa celebrated more than 250 hours of tutoring during 2012-13 at The Literacy Connection’s annual Tutor/Learner Recognition held on June 6, at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. Bornekomosa av...

Ÿ Families are invited to join the city of Elgin in commemorating Sept. 11, 2001, at a special ceremony at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Civic Plaza, behind city hall at 150 Dexter Court. The master of ceremonies will be Tricia Dieringer. In a...

Submitted by Judson University League of United Latin American Citizens Council 5236 awarded five Latino Judson University students scholarships at their annual meeting and awards ceremony on Sept. 10. Through an ongoing partnership between Judson ...

Submitted by The Literacy Connection September is National Literacy Month. Did you know that 63 million American adults, 29 percent of the country’s adult population age 16 and older do not read well enough to understand a newspaper story written at...

Submitted by Gould Academy of Dance Arts The Gould Academy of Dance Arts, 732 W. Chicago St. in Elgin, has been training students of all ages from the Fox Valley area for 30 years. Donna Gould Jessen, artistic director and owner, is dedicating her 3...