One week. Depending on who is waiting, it could seem like a month or a minute. In this, case, Community Unit District 300 students and parents are waiting for it to end. When it does on Thursday, tens of thousands of students will return to the cla...

A 25-year-old Carpentersville man was convicted this week of sexually assaulting an acquaintance he had repeatedly threatened. Daniel Ceron-Jimenez of the first block of Sycamore Avenue was found guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault and one ...

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 with food for ...

Recently, I received a copy of Ruth Munson's "Capitol Update" and noticed that it says it was "Printed by the Authority of the State of Illinois." As a taxpayer and a resident of the district, I am tired of politicians using our tax dollars to help ...

State Sen. James Meeks of Chicago plans to bring Chicago Public Schools students to the suburbs today so they can try to enroll at New Trier High School in a protest against school-funding inequities. Meeks believes the state's property tax-based fu...

The irony can't be lost on Illinois Republicans. It certainly isn't lost on us. And it likely isn't lost on Barack Obama, who can thank the state Republicans for playing a big role in helping to put him into the position he is today - the Democratic...

Carpentersville warns of siren test Carpentersville officials remind residents that the village's emergency management warning sirens are tested on the first Tuesday of each month. During the testing, the siren will sound for about one to two minute...

ST. PAUL - Illinois Republicans have suffered a number of lows in recent years, but arguably one of the rock-bottom moments came early in the 2006 GOP governor's primary at a debate in Springfield. What was supposed to be a forum on economic policy ...