We have sunk to a new low in the state of Illinois. Residents are now being held hostage as they ask us to buckle under to another increase in taxes. Our state government is cutting $1.3 billion from the Education Fund, knowing full well that we wil...

A lot may have changed in the 13 years since the Dundee Township Park District completed its comprehensive plan. But some things have stayed the same. Residents and local political figures reiterated the need for a recreation and aquatic center of t...

What is the matter with the world today? We are paying actors millions of dollars for acting. We are paying athletes millions of dollars for throwing a ball or hitting a golf ball. We are paying CEO's millions while they lay off people from their jo...

Bartlett 16, Elgin 0: The Hawks jumped on the visiting Maroons for 4 runs in the first inning, 4 in the second, 3 in the third and 5 in the fourth to earn an Upstate Eight Conference victory in five innings. Senior Greg Partyka (Bradley) went 3-for-...

Huntley bull; Raymond Barnett, 49, of the 2000 West 79th Place, Chicago, was charged with forgery, police said. He tried to buy two milkshakes at Culver's Restaurant with a phony $100 bill, a news release said. The clerk realized the bill was...

Fee hikes, tax increases, layoffs and unfilled positions have enabled the Carpentersville village board to approve a 2010-2011 fiscal year budget that is in the black after several arduous months of trying to dig the village out of a $2.5 million de...

State Rep. Keith Farnham faced the music for the state's budget disaster Tuesday night during a town-hall meeting, vowing to fight future attempts to cut pensions of current teachers and pushing for the state to contract its spending instead of rely...