Arlington Heights Leovijildo Espinosa, 24, and Jose Quevedo, 25, residents of the Arlington Park racetrack dormitories, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., were arrested in a dormitory bathroom June 10 and charged with drug offenses. Espinosa was charged wit...

Input on proposals sought Community Unit District 300 today will hold the final two public hearings on three plans to fix crowded east side schools. They will be from 5 to 6 p.m. at Perry Elementary School and from 7 to 8 p.m. at Algonquin Middle Sc...

Cleaning out closets, basements and garages is a real chore. But it's only the first part of the job. Getting rid of the pile can also be a challenge as you sometimes have to step around it for weeks as you wait for a charitable organization to pick...

If you want to save money this summer by attending events in the Dundee Area but can't find anything to fill your weekend nights, you're obviously looking in the wrong places. The schedule for this year's Dundee Township Park District Concert and Mo...

As state senator for Illinois' 22nd District, there has not been a single vote I've taken without believing I had the support of the people of my district. The "recall" vote, however, is probably the first exception to this general rule and so I now...

State Rep. Michael Tryon (R-Crystal Lake) announced the winners of his 2008-09 General Assembly scholarships. The program awards eight one-year tuition-only scholarships at the University of Illinois or any other public university in the state and i...

About three dozen parents sat in the dark Friday afternoon as they listened to possible solutions to crowded schools on Community Unit District 300's east side. The public hearing, the first of three, was held at Golfview Elementary School, which wa...

An early morning storm packing powerful winds Friday downed trees and power lines in towns along the Fox River, which threatens to overflow its banks in the coming days. Crews in Carpentersville began clearing downed trees and limbs just after midni...

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. Country Covenant Church: On Sunday, the Rev. Mark Harder will present a message in celebra...

It's inevitable to escape the headlines in the news reporting police abuse in Chicago. How is it these officers are being declared to have taken justified action when they are captured on film taking advantage of their authority? There is even a st...