At his request, I went to Elgin bond call with our police beat coordinator Gene Haschak on Thursday, just to see how it gets done and to help him out with any stories, if necessary. It was at that bond call where Judge John Noverini set bonds for th...

Officials at the Elgin Salvation Army have put out a pre-emptive call for more food donations, saying if they don't get more support soon they could run out of food in a month or sooner. "We're not totally out yet. We don't want to be caught like in...

Hoffman Estates • Anadkumar D. Patel, 36, of the 1200 block of Fairmont Road, Hoffman Estates, was arrested around 12:45 p.m. March 11 at the police station, 1200 Gannon Drive, and charged with contributing to the neglect of a child. Reports said he...

Algonquinelgin • Police made three arrests on alcohol-related charges Saturday morning at a home on the 1500 block of Millbrook Drive. Danielle L. Cantway, 18, of the 0-100 block of Pine Grove Court, Algonquin, and Paige E. Pestka, 18, of the 1500 b...

I wanted to give you insight into a candidate that I believe will be the best thing that ever happened to our Dundee Township Library. I have known her for five years, and in that time she has proved herself a devoted friend, hard working woman, loy...

Lake in the Hills police on March 13 cited eight individuals for serving alcohol to minors, officials announced Monday. The citations were the result of an undercover compliance check in which police asked minors to attempt to buy alcohol at 17 est...

Fire chief warns of phony solicitations Carpentersville Fire Chief John Schuldt is alerting residents to a bogus fundraiser circulating throughout the village. Schuldt said about a dozen residents have received phone calls in the last week from indi...

The down economy is forcing local municipalities to make tough decisions as they head into the budget season with fewer sales tax dollars and spiking costs. There are some fiscally sound decisions that make sense - decisions that mean a program or ...