This Carpentersville-area seat representing District 23 on the Kane County Board is wide open and has two newcomers running for the Republican nomination. Maggie Auger is a practicing attorney with 17 years of experience as a member of Algonquin's p...

Elgin bull; Jama Sammy Lee Wilder, 21, of the 200 block of Langford Court, Elgin, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana at 12:35 a.m. Thursday, reports said. An officer on patrol asked Wilder questions while he was standing at...

Candidates in the Republican primary race for Kane County Board District 21 shared their views on issues including economic development, video gambling and open space during a candidate forum Thursday in Carpentersville. About two dozen residents a...

Not too many decisions in East Dundee require the tiebreaking vote of Village President Jerry Bartels. But Bartels' vote counted Tuesday to approve a $4,400 contribution to a program that provides transportation services to senior and disabled Dund...

To list your club's meetings, e-mail to foxvalley@dailyherald.com, or fax to (847) 608-0849. Elgin Genealogical Society: The Elgin Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21 in the first-floor meeting room of the Gail Borden Public L...

Barrington bull; Ako M. Johnson, 17, of the 200 block of Sioux Avenue, Carpentersville, was arrested Jan. 8 and charged with theft. Reports said he took an iPod from another student's desk Dec. 8 at Barrington High School. His court date is J...

Plugging a $1.5 million hole in Carpentersville's budget could mean staff cuts, slower emergency service response times, more crime and higher taxes, department heads are warning the village board. During preliminary discussions of the upcoming budg...

If Hollie Lindgren had her way, Kane County would take another vote on video gambling next month and effectively rescind the current ban she voted to put in place. But the chairman of the county board's Legislative Committee got anything but her way...