Eight homes in Elgin's Gold Coast neighborhood will be featured Saturday, Sept. 13, at the 27th annual Historic Elgin House Tour. Organized by the Gifford Park Association, the tour runs from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 th...

Algonquin • An Algonquin teen wanted for failing to appear in court on a felony aggravated battery charge was arrested at 7:40 a.m. Friday at Jacobs High School. Karen I. Ibarra, 17, of 3 Lake Drive Court, later posted a $1,000 bond and was released...

Kane County • A snow plow valued at about $2,000 was reported stolen from an unincorporated area of Huntley Road in Carpentersville between Sept. 4 and Sept. 5. • Two Allen socket sets, two one-half inch chrome Snap On ratchets, one chrome Chicago P...

Mike Scully, PGA head golf professional at Medinah Country Club, has been named the 54th recipient of the Illinois PGA Golf Professional of the Year, the highest honor bestowed on a PGA professional. A member of The PGA of America since 1999, Scully...

Catholics are noted for their vast number of saints and name their churches after them. Some saints like St. George (and the dragon) have been relegated to the rank of legend. Some saints have supposedly been assigned duties to help us here on earth...

The U.S. Supreme Court's June 2007 decision to strike down integration plans in two public school districts was based on a simple premise: discrimination is discrimination. "The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race," Chief Justice John Ro...

If you needed a reason to check out the Chicago Cyclocross Classic when it criss-crosses Carpentersville's Carpenter Park in October, the village board added one last week. Not only can spectators watch men, women and children take on the challengin...

For pet owners, finding the right home can involve more than just the number of bedrooms, square-footage or its proximity to local amenities. In some cases, the number of animals the county, town or individual homeowners' association allows, plays a...

Gaelic Mass: The 13th annual Fox Valley Irish Festival is a celebration of Irish heritage characterized by music and dancing, eating, shopping, entertainment and fellowship with friends and family. But while festival vendors will provide attendees w...

The following is a listing of church activities for the week of Sept. 7-13. To include your church in the free listings, e-mail to foxvalley@dailyherald.com, fax to (847) 608-0849, or mail to 385 Airport Road, Suite A, Elgin IL 60123. Holy Trinity: ...