Where are the priorities? In a recent article in the paper, the project to beautify Main Street in West Dundee was discussed. The cost of the project was stated at $160,000. This was for building very nice flower boxes along both sides of the street...

Dundee-Crown's offense was in high gear on Friday night, but unfortunately for the Chargers the visiting Johnsburg offense was just as potent. Johnsburg senior quarterback George Bielis completed 21-of-30 passes for 397 yards including 4 touchdowns...

Sales •Spring bulb sale, Sept. 18-19, Morton Arboretum, Route 53, Lisle. Features more than 150 varieties of tulips, daffodils, alliums and specialty bulbs, plus tools, gloves, fertiliizer and more. Hours are noon-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. S...

Elgin bull; A parole check by Elgin police resulted in them arresting one on drug charges and seizing more than 2.5 pounds of marijuana, police said. Cristan Garza, 32, of the 0-99 block of Garden Crescent, Elgin, was arrested at 10:45 a.m. T...

Johnsburg (0-2) at Dundee-Crown (0-2) When: 7:15 p.m. Friday at the D-C Bowl Last year: Johnsburg 55, Dundee-Crown 7 Last week: Streamwood 27, Dundee-Crown 12; Jacobs 37, Johnsburg 17 Outlook: Two teams hungry to taste victory square off in a Fox Va...

Elgin bull; Several shots were fired outside an apartment at about 9:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of Watch Court, reports said. No injuries or property damage were reported and no immediate arrests were made, reports said. bull; Marcus...

Batavia Ÿ A window was shot out at Menards, 300 N. Randall Road, it was reported at 10:15 a.m. Friday, police said. Ÿ A burglar stole a .357 Magnum handgun and jewelry from a house on the 200 block of Douglas Road, it was reported at 10:46...

St. Charles bull; The driver's side mirror of a car parked on the 3600 block of Provence Drive was smashed when someone flung a pumpkin at the car while it was parked between Aug. 30 and 31, police said. bull; Luis Gomez, 56, of the 2000 b...

Effort finally yielded a winning result for the Streamwood girls volleyball team and first-year coach Lisa Vazzana Tuesday. The plucky Sabres were beaten in each of their previous eight outings, but they refused to let another match slip away despit...

Carpentersville bull; William S. Cook, 36, of the 800 block of Village Quarter Road, West Dundee, was charged with possession of a controlled substance Monday after police pulled him over on a traffic stop and found less than 15 grams of coca...