The Dundee Township Public Library will host a program for mothers or mothers-to-be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25 on how to manage the many demands on their time and energy while raising a family. Beginning at 2 p.m. at the West Dundee Publi...

The Literacy Connection will hold a free orientation session for prospective tutors from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 from at the Gail Borden Public Library, second floor Conference Room, 270 N. Grove Ave., in Elgin. Training workshops will fo...

Indicted QuadCom director Steven Cordes surrendered to police Wednesday on official misconduct charges, authorities said. Cordes and his attorney arrived at the Illinois State Police District 2 headquarters in Elgin around 2 p.m. He posted a $2,500...

Elgin • A cargo trailer that contained a 2003 Yamaha Grizzly ATV was stolen Tuesday afternoon from the 700 block of Church Road, police said. No suspects are in custody. • A test phone kit valued at $246, a satellite radio worth $200, and a pair of...

Hoffman Estates • A 2002 Toyota Corolla parked at a restaurant on the 2200 block of Barrington Road was broken into 6-11:30 p.m. Oct. 14; a purse was stolen. Total loss was estimated at $325. • A playground bench and slide tube at Whitely School, 43...

The director of an emergency call center in northern Kane County is facing criminal charges alleging he misused a criminal background search database, the Kane County State's Attorney's office announced Tuesday. Steven R. Cordes, 43, Lake in the Hil...

With the slumping economy and people struggling all over to make ends meet, Holly McNeill of West Dundee said there was no better time to teach her young daughter Mary about giving back. "More than ever, people need hope and everyone is hurting fin...

The Halloween festivities can't come soon enough for volunteers at the FISH Food Pantry in Carpentersville. It's not that they want to be frightened by them; their bare shelves and coffers are scaring them enough these days. "We have so many new fam...