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For nearly 25 years, the Rolling Meadows home of Kenneth and Dolores Johnson was a safe haven for newborns and abused infants, unable to return to their own families.
From 1970 to the mid-1990s, the couple fostered 87 babies, while they raised their...
Updated: Nov 04, 2021 at 02:21 PM
Wednesday is your last chance to nominate a Lake in the Hills business for the Gordon Larson Business Achievement award, which honors contributions businesses have made to the community. The village's business relations committee reviews application...
Updated: Nov 04, 2021 at 02:22 PM
Metra parking up 25 cents
For the first time in more than 20 years, daily parking inside Cary's Metra commuter parking lot is going up. Effective Tuesday, the price will rise from $1 to $1.25 and the extra revenue will help pay for the lot's improve...
Updated: Nov 04, 2021 at 02:17 PM
The Fox River Trolley Museum is celebrating two birthdays this Independence Day. Not only is July 4 Independence Day, it is the 42nd anniversary of the day the museum began public operations. All riders on all July 4 trips at the museum will be char...
Updated: Nov 04, 2021 at 02:07 PM
Carpentersville
• Police arrested a man Friday evening who was wanted on an outstanding warrant. Brandon West, 21, of 483 Maple St., Carpentersville, was charged with two counts of felony forgery, according to a report.
West is currently on parole ...
Updated: Nov 04, 2021 at 02:10 PM
The only electric-powered locomotive at the Fox Valley Trolley Museum turns 100 this year.
But instead of a cake or party, museum officials have embarked on a project to rebuild and restore the four motors in the engine of the L-202.
Also known as a...
Updated: Nov 04, 2021 at 02:06 PM
Sometimes the rumor mill just plain old runs amok.
Just ask Spring Hill Mall officials. The rumor -- let me repeat, the RUMOR -- that Elgin Community College is buying and taking over the mall has practically turned urban legend.
In fact, it has g...
Updated: Nov 04, 2021 at 02:10 PM
If you have seen the graffiti on the big white house in West Dundee, here's the explanation.
When most people have a beef with their village, they attend board meetings, write letters to the editor or contact village staff for assistance.
But a few ...
Updated: Nov 04, 2021 at 02:09 PM
Around five years ago, a program that made a real difference in the lives of children as well as adults was suspended in the Fox Valley area for a really bogus reason.
Due to rising insurance costs that just couldn't be met, Big Brothers Big Sister...
Updated: Nov 04, 2021 at 02:09 PM
Kudos to Gurnee:
Gurnee officials earned kudos this week for their efforts in a couple of areas where progress is needed: diversity and the environment. The village's advisory diversity committee made several recommendations to add diversity to the...
Updated: Nov 04, 2021 at 02:02 PM