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The recent death of Kane County Judge T. Jordan Gallagher has moved the misconduct case of Kane County Coroner Charles West to Judge Bruce Lester.
West's attorney, Gary Johnson, wants the charges thrown out and is arguing that the coroner statute is...
Updated: Jun 29, 2011 at 07:16 PM
Layoffs, cutbacks, reductions, consolidation — it’s the language of government today.
The state’s financial problems have all but eliminated funding to municipalities, schools and others while revenue from local taxes and fees is down virtually acro...
Published: Jun 28, 2011 at 10:00 PM
A new program to hire a pair of part-time police officers in Carpentersville is being dubbed a “wave of the future.”
In an effort to reduce nearly $500,000 in police overtime costs, Carpentersville last week gave the OK to hire part-time officers, w...
Updated: Jun 28, 2011 at 07:44 PM
Community Unit District 300 has added another name to its roster of new principals with the selection of Jason Lentz for post at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School.
Lentz, currently the assistant principal at Perry Elementary School in Carpentersville...
Updated: Jun 28, 2011 at 08:23 PM
Last week, I sat down with eight-time Grand Slam tennis champion Mats Wilander at Dunham Woods Riding Club in Wayne. He was there as part of his Wilander on Wheels tour and had driven to the club in his Winnebago to run paid tennis clinics with 32 l...
Updated: Jun 27, 2011 at 06:32 PM
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타 Tanette N. Harris, 36, of the 500 block of North Strack Street in Cortland, appeared in bond court Monday on charges of ongoing theft of approximately $8,000 throughout the month of May from the Elgin Family Dollar, 587 N. McLean Blvd.,...
Updated: Jun 27, 2011 at 06:08 PM
After cash-strapped Carpentersville cut funding for crossing guards at five local schools, parents of students at Sunny Hill Elementary School teamed up with a nurse from Barrington School District 220 to create a program that will not only keep kid...
Updated: Jun 28, 2011 at 06:07 AM
A 68-year-old former Barrington man was recently sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of dragging a man about 40 feet with his car.
Kane County Judge Karen Simpson cited Edwin Nyden’s extensive criminal history before doling out ...
Updated: Jun 27, 2011 at 04:46 PM
The Fourth of July is approaching, and I want it to be a fun and respectful time for all. Please supervise kids under age 12 when setting off fireworks. Respect noise curfews. Please stick to what is legal in your area. Some of you are going to stra...
Published: Jun 25, 2011 at 04:00 AM
One Carpentersville trustee says the village should lift certain limitations on man's best friend.
Freshman Trustee Doug Marks doesn't think the village should eliminate its two-dogs-per-household limit. He raised the issue earlier in this week at a...
Updated: Jun 27, 2011 at 10:03 AM