Tearful and quivering with emotion, a Barrington Hills couple stood silently as two men accused of breaking into their home, holding their family hostage at gunpoint and robbing them were sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday. Frederick Neal, 34, a...

The annual Kane County Fair's 4-H Blue Ribbon Sale was held on Sunday, July 19, as the culmination of the event. Approximately 26 cattle, 79 hogs, 28 sheep, and 32 miscellaneous items were sold at this year's auction. Numerous businesses, community...

She puts on a brave face, her arms calmly around her baby bump. But as Angelica Ortuno recounts the upheaval in her life recently, a tremor can be detected in the 17-year-old's voice. "It's been some really rough times," she says quietly. The senio...

Inger Balderas describes it as a nightmare. One that's been going on for far too long. The mother of five has spent the past month at the Elgin-based Community Crisis Center with three of her five children. In the evenings, Balderas, formerly of Car...

It could be 11 o'clock on a Friday night. A family dinner. Patty Briones always, always has her phone nearby. The homeless services secretary for Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300 is cognizant of the fact that homeless families don't...