I'd like to thank the generous people who participated and donated their time, talents and resources in making our Motorcycle Charity Ride Aug. 30 a huge success. We were able to donate all proceeds - $1,328 - to the Ecker Center for Mental Health. ...

Algonquin • Two Algonquin boys - one 15 and the other 16 - were charged Friday with consumption of alcohol by a minor. They were arrested in the 1400 block of South Randall Road and released on their signatures pending an Oct. 28 court date in Algon...

After a $1.7 million renovation and two months of working out of trailers and condensed spaces, the Dundee Township Public Library is now open. The library reopened Friday. The once-cramped and dingy interior of the building at 555 Barrington Ave, E...

Benefit night for Habitat Tuesday Dine at Garibaldi's from 5-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept 29, and mention the fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity/New Hope Partnership. New Hope partnership will receive 20 percent of purchases for the evening whether d...

A Carpentersville woman who resorted to a drastic, and illegal, measure to get a day off work will pay for it with 30 days in jail. Glenda E. Williams, 20, of the 100 block of Woodland Court, was ordered to spend 15 weekends in the McHenry County ja...

When Sen. Edward Kennedy recently died, he was hailed as one of our nation's all-time best senators. Yes, he was the liberal lion of the Senate. But his legislative success came because of his work across the aisle and the friendships he cultivated ...