New youth pastor: Elgin Evangelical Free Church recently announced that the Rev. Mark Kato will be the new associate pastor of youth. Kato comes to Elgin Evangelical Free following church ministry in Wisconsin and Skokie and after a time of missiona...

Carpentersville A Carpentersville woman was accused of shoplifting $319.48 worth of jewelry and apparel at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Kohls in Spring Hill Mall, police said. Anita Zelker, 37, of 321 Silverstone Drive, was charged with felony retail theft,...

The Huntley Unit District 158 school board has renewed its snow removal contract with Tovar Snow Professionals. The board renewed the contract for the next two years after Tovar agreed to charge the district the same amount it charged this year. The...

Elgin A Schaumburg man arrested Tuesday was wanted for selling drugs in Elgin in September, 2007, police said. Allen Maye, 30, of 2386 Discovery Lane, was charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of posse...

Students that walked into Melvin C. Shaikes' classroom at Gemini Junior High School in Niles often tread in fear of the big, burly science teacher, whose voice echoed across the building. However, it didn't take long, friends say, before they discov...

Pingree Grove will hold its first-ever fireworks show on Saturday. The 25-minute show begins at dusk and will be held outside the Cambridge Lakes Community Center, just off Wester Boulevard. Call village hall at (847) 464-5533. Sign up for Elgin ope...

Carpentersville A Carpentersville teen was accused Monday of snatching $20 from a victim on East Main Street, police said. Eric M. Breceda, 17, of 1143 Denver Drive, was charged with theft, police said. Breceda was released on recognition with a Ju...