Perry Elementary School will have beefed-up security Monday after the Carpentersville school received two anonymous telephone calls threatening violence, Community Unit District 300 announced Saturday. District officials said they have decided to ke...

If teachers in Huntley Unit District 158 go on strike Monday, Brian Collins won't be going to work, either. Collins' day off won't come out of support for the teachers, but rather out of need: He'll be the only one available to watch his son, a seco...

Carpentersville • A 22-year-old woman flagged down a police officer at 3:45 a.m. Friday in the vicinity of 26 Oxford Drive. She reported that a thin man wearing a white shirt and blue jeans robbed her of her car keys and shoes. Elgin • Three of the...

Carpentersville • Police arrested a 19-year-old Barrington man Wednesday on charges he sold 28 grams of marijuana to an undercover officer. Ryan J. Ginczycki, of 722 Concord Lane, was charged with possession and delivery of marijuana in connection w...

Authorities arrested five young adults Wednesday night on allegations they harassed an Elgin police officer at his home after his actions earlier in the day led to charges against two of their acquaintances. The incident Wednesday night on Elgin's n...

It's back! The Friday Fish Fry has returned to the West Dundee Veterans of Foreign Wars Post at 117 S. First St., from now through May. With a menu that has a little something of everything, the Fish Fry is sure to be a family favorite. The fish f...

Former Westminster Christian athlete Tyler Beachler is making some national waves of late. Beachler, now a member of the Taylor University men's soccer team, has played a big role in the team's first 5 games of the season. Through those first 5 game...

To list your club's meetings, e-mail to foxvalley@dailyherald.com, or fax to (847) 608-0849. McHenry County AARP: The McHenry County Chapter of AARP will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 at the Fountains of Crystal Lake on Route 31 one mile...

Hoffman Estates • Burglars stole a GPS unit around 9:45 p.m. Sept. 2 out of an unlocked 2005 Chevrolet Impala parked on the 1500 block of Della Drive, police said. Value was estimated at $200. Palatine • Thieves stole a credit card, driver's license...