Algonquin • A man wanted on a Kane County warrant was arrested at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at a fitness club on the 400 block of Rolls Drive. Jordan Lupella, 22, of the 1500 block of Lowe Drive, Algonquin, was charged with bribery, police said. He posted...

For the past 10 years, I have been both fortunate and honored to serve the voters of Carpentersville as one of your trustees. I've enjoyed the interaction I've had with our citizens and look forward to many more years of service to our community as ...

Church holds inaugural ball tonight The public is invited to attend an inaugural ball celebrating the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the St. James AME Church, 1100 Summit St., Elgin. Tickets are $25 f...

It's 6 a.m. and kids huddle around the computer with bated breath. Then comes the Web posting: School's closed. This week's subzero temperatures shuttered many Chicago-area school Thursday and Friday. But today's instant gratification may be tomorro...

Darlene Bakk states in her post recently that affordable housing in Geneva will not increase taxes. That is unlikely; and while the goal is admirable, the money it will cost has to come from somewhere. Perhaps a budget surplus (I didn't know we had)...

Dundee Township officials are starting the new year with big plans and big money for their open space district. When the snow melts and spring arrives, township trustees will spend $1.3 million to extend walking trails through the Jelke Creek Bird S...

A faster commute across the Fox River in northern Kane County could cost motorists up to $1.50 per trip, under a $117 million plan designed to ease traffic congestion in the area. The Longmeadow Parkway Toll Bridge would introduce a 5.6-mile, four-l...

Carpentersville • Police arrested a Carpentersville woman Wednesday who had failed to appear in court on charges filed in 2006 and 2008, reports said. Martha A. Porras, 52, whose last known address was at the Meadowdale Apartments, was charged on wa...