For the fifth time since early March, Carpentersville Village President Bill Sarto has declared a village board vacancy. And this time, the village leader said he plans to nominate a former board member to fill the position as soon as the May 6 vill...

Algonquin • A Marengo woman was arrested at 3:15 p.m. Sunday at Kohl's Department Store. Catherine M. Saxild, 23, of 1231 Fox Glove Lane was charged with retail theft, police said. She posted a $100 bond and was given a May 28 court date in Woodstoc...

A village employee rescued an 87-year-old woman from her Carpentersville home Monday, helping her out of the house as smoke rose from a kitchen fire. Ed Szydlowski, a village engineer, saw smoke Monday coming out of 1416 Kings Road -- and instead of...

Parent orientation: The administration and counselors of Dundee-Crown High School remind all parents of incoming freshmen (2008-09) to attend the parent orientation night from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the high school, 1 Charger Country in Carpentersvi...

ECC team places 1st A team of students from Elgin Community College will compete for the college bowl state championship Friday after winning first place in the Illinois Community College Student Activities Association Regional College Bowl tourname...

Spring is finally here and with it comes a renewed sense of energy. The long winter has ended, hopefully, and we are ready to sweep away all of the dead branches and matted leaves and prepare our yards for flowers and, yes, even the onslaught of dan...

About two dozen protesters brandished signs and American flags as hundreds of Mexican citizens packed a Carpentersville church to obtain identification cards and passports Saturday. During the four days that the Mexican mobile consulate set up shop ...