The Algonquin Police Department will lead a training class that teaches merchants who sell alcohol how to spot phony identification cards, who to serve, who not to serve and state laws that govern alcohol sales. The class costs $35 and starts at 8 a...

In preparation for the upcoming presidential election, the Cook County clerk and township clerks are offering training sessions on becoming a deputy registrar and registering others to vote. Deputy registrars must be registered voters, be 18 years o...

It's difficult, in many ways, to know what to make of the verbal altercation Carpentersville Trustee Linda Ramirez-Sliwinski had over the weekend with her neighbors. One of the few things that seem quite certain is that Ramirez-Sliwinski was issued ...

We are worried about our safety in our neighborhoods of Carpentersville this summer. To be honest, we are scared and concerned about the future of our community. We can't play outside anymore because there is too much violence going on. We are scar...

Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who could speak from personal experience about how life has changed in the 40 years s...

Like many of you, I've been following the political drama that's been going down in Carpentersville these days. And when I got a phone call Saturday night from our Carpentersville reporter alerting me that police issued Trustee Linda Ramirez-Sliwins...

To submit your listing, e-mail foxvalley@dailyherald.com, or fax (847) 608-0849. Cheers for Children Brunch: The Larkin Center's 10th annual "Cheers For Children Brunch" fundraiser will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Elgin Community...

The Dundee Township Public Library, 555 Barrington Ave., East Dundee, serves East and West Dundee, Carpentersville, Gilberts, Sleepy Hollow, and surrounding areas. Visit www.dundeelibrary.info for information. Spring storytime: The Dundee Township P...

Carpentersville • A Carpentersville teen was accused Monday of failing to appear in court Friday, police said. Hector Ortega, 17, of 2002 Berkshire Circle was charged with committing a burglary on Feb. 1, police said. Ortega was held without bond in...