The electoral board system of filing objections in Kane County, or at least Carpentersville, needs to change. The current system leaves too much room for political bias and favoritism as evidenced in the recent hearings of the Carpentersville elect...

From the very moment when she was 6 and sat down for the first time at her aunt's piano, Phyllis Connelly has been in love with music. She reminisced that as a youngster she would get up every morning between 5 and 6 a.m. so that she could practice ...

You would've thought Billy Joel came to play Elgin's Hemmens Cultural Center Saturday morning. However, the more than 1,000 people that packed the house weren't there to be entertained, but to learn how to hold onto their most valued possession-thei...

Gee, surprise, surprise! Judy Sigwalt found illegible and ineligible signatures on Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski's nominating petition. Easy way to get rid of a controversial voice. I don't even live in Carpentersville, but I have been reading about Judy'...

Manzullo hosts town hall Congressman Don Manzullo, R-Egan, is hosting a town hall meeting from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today in Room 1344 of Huntley High School, 13719 Harmony Road. Manzullo and his staff will meet with residents and share the congres...

East Dundee is a quaint town on the Fox River, or as Realtor Hilda Jones puts it, "a cozy little river town." Jones recalls the delights of growing up in this small-town atmosphere. "I walked the bridge every day to school. We walked everywhere," sh...

To include your church in the free listings, e-mail to foxvalley@dailyherald.com, fax to (847) 608-0849, or mail to 385 Airport Road, Suite A, Elgin IL 60123. Immanuel Baptist: On Sunday, Feb. 22, Immanuel Baptist Church, 500 St. Charles St. in...