On Sunday, Nov. 9, the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform the first two concerts of its 33rd season: "Sinfónica". The theme of the 2008-09 season is "Americans We" with the first concert exploring the music of Latin America. Two performanc...

A Carpentersville man is facing up to five years in prison following his arrest Wednesday on accusations he repeatedly spied on a woman despite her order of protection against him. Leroy John Leske, 44, was charged with aggravated stalking as the cu...

Kane County officials on Wednesday named and ranked the communities eligible for a piece of the $2.57 million coming to the area as part of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac federal bailout. The line forms behind Carpentersville, which the county deem...

Algonquin •Cecilio Soto, 22, of 523 Silverstone Road, Carpentersville, was charged with disobeying a traffic control device and driving without a license after a traffic stop at Algonquin and Sandbloom roads at 9:15 p.m. Saturday, police said. Soto ...

Elgin Rotary learns all about pork Illinois pork production takes center stage at 7 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 at the Breakfast Rotary Club of Elgin at the Elgin Country Club, 2575 Weld Road. Pat Titus of Titus Farms in Arcola, Ill. will present "The Por...

Carpentersville •Police called to a break-in in progress on the 2200 block of Morningside Drive at 6:45 p.m. Sunday arrested a 47-year-old Carpentersville man after a witness identified him as the would-be burglar. Darryl K. Williams, of the 6500 bl...

Arlington Heights • A handcrafted wooden lawn decoration on the 200 block of South Vail Avenue was stolen recently; the project consisted of a haunted house, ghost, graveyard and a bat on a full moon, all anchored to the ground by galvanized pipes. ...

I have come to know Judge Patricia Piper Golden over the past year. I know her as a dedicated judge, even handed in her court decisions, objective in her outlook, firm in legal ruling according to existing law. She is not an activist and will not le...