Glenda Williams probably just should have called in sick. Instead, police say, the 18-year-old Carpentersville woman had a friend phone in a bomb threat to her employer last month so she could have the day off. Now, instead of having just one day aw...

The problem with Randall Road One of our Soapbox writers finds herself puzzled by complaints about speeders on Randall Road. In her opinion, the problem with traffic on Randall -- and we're talking about the stretch north of Interstate 90 to Crystal...

Every year at this time parade organizers ask people to watch their march for Memorial Day. Many do, but some don't. The ones who don't are not only missing a yearly tradition to pay respect to soldiers who lived and died during and after wars, but ...

A traffic stop led to the search of a home Wednesday evening in Carpentersville where police say cocaine and marijuana were found. Alex Chernenko, 32, of 1358 Brookdale Drive, was charged in court Thursday with possession of a controlled substance a...

A developer that removed hundreds of trees without approval has agreed to pay Carpentersville $25,000 in compensation, even though the felled trees are considered "invasive." The money will fund the village's parkway tree replacement program, a vil...

With the school year winding down in Barrington Area Unit District 220, PTO, school and community leaders gathered to hear about everything accomplished over the past 12 months. At a special luncheon this week to thank the PTO for its work, school b...

The smell of gas may be detected today while workers relocate gas lines between Braemar Parkway and Annandale Drive as part of the Algonquin Road extension project, which aims to widen the road from two lanes to four. The entire road is expected to ...

A traffic citation issued by East Dundee police last year to former Kane County board member Don Rage was thrown out of court Wednesday in Carpentersville branch court. Kane County Judge Susan Clancy Boles said, "The village of East Dundee has faile...