Talk about breaking fast from the starting gate. In her first action of the prep season, senior Kelly Muskat fired one of the finest rounds in Barrington girls golf history when she finished second in the Barrington Invite on Tuesday at Bonnie Dunde...

Carpentersville bull; Alex Garcia, 28, the man arrested on charges of trespassing Friday and who, according to police, hid drug contraband in his body, needs $500 to get out of jail on the misdemeanor trespassing charge. According to police, ...

Perhaps lulled into a sigh of relief by a slowdown in the rate of increase of foreclosures in Kane County, a county board committee expressed surprise at a new report indicating the number of recent foreclosures is still trending up. The Kane County...

City extends award deadline: Elgin's Image Commission has extended the deadline for its recognition program until Friday, Aug. 27. The program posthumously honors Elginites who have made a significant contribution in the city or elsewhere or...

Donor party Sunday: Rocket's eighth annual "Celebration of Life" donor awareness party will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Bandito Barney's, 10 N. River St. in East Dundee. You must have a valid ID to donate. There will be live musi...

After reading the article, "Relief for Illegal immigrants?" in the World and Nation section of the July 31 newspaper, I felt compelled as a good citizen of this country to try to help the national government on this quest. Since they are unable to s...

Southbound Randall Road was closed for five hours early Friday following a traffic accident that resulted in hazardous material spilling onto the street, Elgin police said. A Carpentersville truck driver was cited for his part in the single-vehicle ...