Expos, shows, festivals •The Old House New House Home Show, Sept. 25-26, St. Charles. A resource for homeowners looking to improve, update and maintain properties. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Se...

• Charges are not evidence of guilt. Under law, individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Arlington Heights bull; Bonnie D. Shelesnu, 24, of the 1300 block of North Ridge, Arlington Heights, was arrested around 9:10 p.m. Sept. 20...

Cats will now join dogs as family pets the village of Carpentersville wants licensed. The cost will be the same as for dogs - either $3 or $5 - and funds will go toward a program dedicated to reducing the number of wild cats on village streets. Car...

I have written once before with my negative view of chicken coops in backyards. I wanted to add a question I think should be answered. How do people intend to heat the coops for winter? I'm sure animal rights groups would be interested. Small groups...

Batavia officials want more information about problems at rental housing properties before deciding whether to develop laws aimed at improving situations. Aldermen on the city services committee Tuesday night asked the police chief for the number an...

State Senate candidate Steve Rauschenberger of Elgin is apologizing for referring to gay marriage as "abnormal." "In searching for a word on the difficult issue of same sex marriage, I chose the word abnormal," Rauschenberger said in an e-mail follo...

Carpentersville seniors might one day have more options for where they can call home if a developer follows through on plans to develop just west of the village. A representative from Naperville-based Atwell LLC discussed with Carpentersville offici...

New parent group at U-46 Elgin Area School District U-46 is seeking volunteers for the new Hispanic Parent Leadership Institute. The group is open to bilingual parents of children in grades three through eight who are interesting in getting m...