Kane County • Three Carpentersville teens were cited for underage drinking at 2:23 a.m. Friday during a traffic stop at Route 72 and Wessex Drive in Dundee Township. Police identified the teens as driver Daniel K. Strach, 17, of the 900 block of Ros...

Elgin • Edward S. Milosz, 34, of the 700 block of West Highland Avenue, was charged with misdemeanor retail theft over the weekend after stealing $242.67 worth of alcohol and cigarettes from a local grocery store, police said. Carpentersville • Tam...

Library holiday hours The Batavia Public Library will be closed Wednesday and Thursday and Jan. 1. It will close at noon Dec. 31. Clerk's holiday hours The Kane County Clerk's Office of Vital Records is altering its hours the next two weeks. The of...

The Batavia City Council this week appointed Deputy Chief Randall Deicke as interim fire chief. He will fill in while the city searches for a replacement for Chief Bill Darin, who resigned to take a job in East Peoria. School tax set The Geneva scho...

Carpentersville • Police stopped a red Chevrolet pickup traveling at 48 mph in a 38 mph zone at 1:30 a.m. Thursday. The driver, Daniel Corbett, 27, of the 400 block of Oak Street in Palatine, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under t...

A smooth-sounding Andy Williams wasn't singing about Illinois high school basketball fans when he deemed this "the most wonderful time of the year." But it definitely is for those who can't get enough boys or girls hoops. A wonderful time from Carpe...

Borders in Algonquin is holding a fundraiser for the Algonquin Middle School library. Through Dec. 31, customers at the store at 2216 S. Randall Road will be asked if they would like to contribute $1 or more toward the library. The school will recei...

Carpentersville • A man wanted on an outstanding warrant was arrested Monday evening. Michael Ciepley, 45, of the 300 block of Delaware Street, Carpentersville, was charged with attempted obstruction of justice and destruction of evidence for offens...