I am sure the presence of a Daily Herald photographer and reporter had no bearing on how the members of the Winfield village board behaved Thursday night. Compared to some of their previous meetings, including the one where an argument spawned a pol...

Fourteen is the age when pop cultures commands the attention of most teenagers, but the Petzel family of Carpentersville produced a son who observed the world differently. Geoff Petzel assumed civic responsibility and began to serve his community ea...

Elgin Ÿ Nicole Minchuk, 19, of the 2000 block of Fairland Drive in Elgin, was charged Thursday with possession of a controlled substance after police found that she had less than 15 grams of cocaine, reports said. Her bail was set at $10,000, w...

A new judge has been assigned to the misconduct case of Kane County Coroner Chuck West, who is accused of stealing a television from the home of a dead Carpentersville man in 2007. Judge John McAdams has been designated to take over for Judge Bruce ...

I’m not jealous of anyone who makes a lot of money, but when the tax structure is not benefiting anyone but the rich, it keeps the middle and lower class from moving up. We need a level playing field. Even more unfair is putting money made here in o...

Burger Baron restaurant is now open at 132 E. Golf Road in Arlington Heights, the spot that formerly housed Garabaldi's before it was closed last year by state authorities. The family-owned Burger Baron at the International Plaza shopping center fe...

Elgin Ÿ McKhenny T. Suarez, 20, of the 1400 block of Knotty Pine Drive in Elgin, and Ally J. Cho, 20, of the same street, were arrested and later charged with retail theft after being seen taking five computer games, men’s deodorant, teeth whit...