Barrington Youth & Family Services (BYFS) welcomes Laura Deterville and Gabrielle Johnson, to the staff for the start of the 2011-2012 school year. Both join BYFS as part-time counselors and personal life coaches. Laura Deterville is a licensed cli...

When it came to the class of 2011 and the ACT exam, Larkin and Batavia high schools had a huge increase in composite score. Three other Fox Valley school districts increased a bit, two stayed the same, two other districts dipped slightly, and two mo...

As Community Unit District 300 builds a fiber-optic cable network connecting its 27 schools, some local communities are finding out they can tap into that resource and save money in the process. Soon to benefit will be patrons of the Algonquin Area ...

If you hoped to take advantage of a Carpentersville program that let you pay half the face value of your old tickets, you’re out of luck. The one-time amnesty program ended Monday, with police settling 1,044 tickets and collecting $30,680, said Ed ...

I want my country back. Our country was founded by people, for people and made up of people. We had the original tea party to protest against our tax money going to pay for King George’s lavish lifestyle. Now corporations, owned and operated by the ...

Authorities at the Carpentersville Fire Department are looking for past firefighters to attend the dedication service of the department’s 9/11 memorial. The department will hold its ceremony at 10 a.m. Sept. 11 at 213 Spring St. An open house follo...

Elgin Ÿ Police believe someone may have used a slingshot to shoot rocks at two passing vehicles that sustained damaged windows at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at the corner of South and DePaul streets, according to police reports. The rear driver’s ...

The Carpentersville village board on Tuesday gave Habitat for Humanity of the Northern Fox Valley permission to create a preliminary plan to build 24 homes on a western fringe near town. But there were a few minor issues trustees raised, ones they s...