Recycle ewaste in Algonquin: If you live in Algonquin, the village invites you to dispose of your old, unwanted electronics from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 14 at the public works facility, 110 Meyer Drive. The following electronics will be taken for...

Not only did Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign embrace social media, but social media, in turn, embraced Obama. The campaign boasted $6.5 million in online donations, 1 million text message subscribers and more than 5 million social network...

Events •Tots 'n Trucks, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Knupper Nursery, 1801 N. Rand Road, Palatine. See the nursery's big landscape trucks, little trucks, forklift and bob-cat, along with Palatine police and fire vehicles. Free. (847) 359-1080. Seminars, wo...

Forest preserve closes trails The Kane County Forest Preserve District has closed trails at Fitchie Creek Forest Preserve in Plato Township and the Fox River Trail in South Elgin. At Fitchie Creek, the multipurpose limestone trail along the p...

As with many or most governmental entities that rely on the state of Illinois to help pay for services, Kane County is looking to cut costs. The Kane County Health Department, in particular, is in troubling shape - its financial cushion is evaporati...

Bike ride rescheduled: The Lake in the Hills Wellness Family Bike Ride that was to have taken place on Friday, July 23, was rescheduled to Friday, Aug. 20, due to high temperature and humidity levels. It will take place at Ken Carpenter Park...

Few issues proved as divisive over the past few years in Hanover Park as talk about erecting a wind turbine at Greenbrook School. But residents who threw out terms like "visual pollution" and "property value nightmare" can relax - the likelihood of ...

A 19-year-old Carpentersville man avoided a possible prison term Monday, and instead was placed on one year of nonreporting probation, after admitting he pointed a BB gun last year at a would be drug buyer who didn't like the quality of his product....