Carpentersville police are urging parents and children to stay alert after two cases involving strangers attempting to lure schoolchildren into vehicles were reported this week. A 9-year-old boy walking to school from his home on the 100 block of T...

YMCA changes name: The Greater Elgin Area YMCA has changed its name to Prairie Valley Family YMCA as part of its new strategic priorities and vision. Officials say the change will better reflect the area served by the Elgin YMCA, which was founded i...

Lake in the Hills • Tanja D. Hammeley, 38, of the 500 Midlane Drive, Crystal Lake, was charged with misdemeanor harassment by electronic communications Wednesday, a police report said. She sent an e-mail to her current boyfriend's ex-girlfriend in w...

Carpentersville • Around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, a 27-year-old Chicago man loaded a cart with more than $150 in groceries from Woodman's, walked outside with the goods and ran when confronted by a store manager, police said. Police arrested Tiodolo Ramir...

To list your club's meetings, e-mail to foxvalley@dailyherald.com, or fax to (847) 608-0849. Elgin Knights: On Oct. 13, the Elgin Knights of Columbus Monsignor Schryer Council 654 of Elgin received the Columbian Award for 2008-09 year. Grand Knight ...

Algonquin • The sixth annual safe trick-or-treat and costume contest will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 at Algonquin Commons, 1900 S. Randall Road in Algonquin. For details, call (847) 458-2700. A distribution of free goody bags and...

Kane County plans to offer vaccination against the H1N1 virus for free and with no appointments. Assuming the county health department gets the vaccines it ordered, vaccinations will be offered starting Oct. 26 for three Mondays in a row at three di...

We are a caring country and are among the first to respond to disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes with money and time. How can we continue to ignore so many of our fellow citizens who don't have insurance and can't afford health care...