Local schools are busy trying to figure out how to stay in the black next year, at a time when tax increases make many of us see red. As they work out their tax levies for 2009, some school boards show that they really get it - that they see and fee...

Algonquin • Denise M. Vincente, 44, of the 0-100 block of Hickory Lane, Algonquin, was cited driving for driving while license suspended and suspended registration about 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Route 62 and Hubbard Street, police said. Vincente posted ...

The United States has often been referred to as the "Great Melting Pot," a place where people from all nations come together to form something quite remarkable. This merging of people, their customs and traditions has had an impact on the way that w...

Winter seems to have descended on our area quickly this year. No sooner did we get the lawn mower tucked in for the year, and then it seemed like the next day we fired up the snowblower. A quick visit to farmersalmanac.com shows their prediction fo...

SPRINGFIELD - Amid his scandals and criticisms, Gov. Rod Blagojevich has offered a silver lining for suburban anti-tax crusaders. If nothing else, the embattled Democratic governor has largely honored his vow not to raise the state sales or income t...

Algonquin • Police found a gym bag containing a package of hypodermic syringes and two foil wrappers of heroin inside as car during a traffic stop Thursday night at Randall and County Line roads. The driver, Anthony Phillip Macchia, 38, of Valparais...

There is no reason that a low-income housing project should be next to a school. The low income housing development, Fox View, is a danger to the safety and futures of Dundee-Crown students and should be removed from next to the school. Why should D...