Carpentersville • An undercover police officer purchased 1.43 grams of cocaine from a man at 9 p.m. Tuesday on Carpentersville's east side, a report said. When the man was searched, an additional 1.63 grams of crack cocaine was found in his right so...

District 300 starts track team Community Unit District 300 is planning to start a track and field team for special needs students. Jim Blaseck, the Jacobs High School teacher who organized Special Olympics basketball at the Algonquin school last yea...

To list your club's meetings, e-mail to foxvalley@dailyherald.com, or fax to (847) 608-0849. AARP: The McHenry County Chapter of AARP will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at The Fountains of Crystal Lake on Route 31 one mile north of Route 176...

Sue Harney and the rest of the Dundee Township board should be commended for their accomplishments in expanding open space in our community. Open space has had overwhelming public support by virtue of the referendums that passed. The premise of open...

On a day when President Barack Obama signed a $410 billion appropriations bill packed with "imperfect" earmarks, 14th District Congressman Bill Foster said his projects would pass the presidential smell test for pork projects. Foster touted more tha...

The sweet taste of success has left the Dundee-Crown boys basketball team wanting more. The Chargers' accomplishments this season are many - a Thanksgiving tournament title at Sycamore, a pair of heart-stopping victories against District 300 rival J...

Finding work this summer may be a job in itself for teens and college students who are depending on cash-strapped Dundee Township villages for paychecks. West Dundee leaders are cutting back. East Dundee trustees are cutting out and Carpentersville ...

These may be uncertain economic times but Carpentersville's financial situation remains stable due to the village staff's readiness to make significant adjustments and sacrifices, Village President Bill Sarto said in his State of the Village addres...

I want to hold the mass media, including your publication, as well as the medical community at large, including Alexian Brothers, for age discrimination regarding individuals with autism spectrum disorders age 21 and older. Your "Autism Awareness" p...

I have done everything I was supposed to do all my life. I studied hard, got good grades, graduated from college, taught school for 37 years, saved my money, invested with reliable financial institutions, didn't buy a house until I could pay it off,...