Plans for Carpentersville's multimillion dollar public works facility have been drawn up for months, and now the village has a funding mechanism to pay for the building. The village board voted 4-2 on Tuesday approving an ordinance to sell $20 milli...

Arlington Heights • Shaheed F. Muhammad, 40, of the 4400 block of West Jackson, Chicago, and Isreal Abdul-Muntrquim, 35, of the 300 block of 70th Street, Chicago, were arrested around 2 p.m. June 11 in the Metra lot, 2121 W. Northwest Hwy. Reports s...

Town hall tonight State Rep. Keith Farnham will host a town-hall meeting with Carpentersville Village President Ed Ritter at 7 p.m. today at Carpentersville village hall, 1200 LW Besinger Drive. Farnham will discuss legislation that passed during th...

Recently, I had the privilege to meet an incredible group of veterans. Our Vietnam veterans. It was an emotional week for many and a week of good feelings for others. I made a lot of new friends and I shook many veterans' hands as I personally welco...

Business Champion nominees: McHenry County Economic Development Corporation is seeking nominations for its Business Champion Awards, which will be presented at the EDC annual dinner in September. The awards recognize outstanding business that...

A former Cook County prosecutor has agreed to represent Kane County in its fight to avoid paying indicted Coroner Chuck West's legal bills. Kane County State's Attorney John Barsanti's office announced Friday that David J. O'Connor of O'Conner Law ...

A two-day undercover drug sting in Elgin netted the arrests of 18 men and women accused of selling drugs on the city's streets. Police Chief Jeffrey Swoboda said numerous tips from residents and neighborhood groups ignited the police drug sweep. Elg...

U-46 hires accounting firm to manage finances: Elgin Area School District U-46 school board members voted this week to hire an accounting firm to take over finances as they look for a new chief financial officer to replace Ron Ally, who leave...