Carpentersville • The Illinois State Police North Central Narcotics Task Force seized 16.8 grams of marijuana, smoking pipes, a digital scale and $485 in cash at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday from a home in the Silverstone subdivision. Justin Birkner, 22, of ...

Carpentersville • Security officers at Kohl's Department Store in Spring Hill Mall reported seeing a woman remove six items of clothing from a rack and then ask to exchange them for larger sizes. She was arrested after leaving the store with $296 in...

Carpentersville trustees have added another course to the village's menu of tabled items. A resolution attempting to limit the powers of Village President Bill Sarto was put on hold indefinitely Tuesday, with some trustees arguing any action on the ...

Police hope they have stopped a series of residential burglaries in Carpentersville, Algonquin and Lakewood with the arrests of two teens. Daniel W. Olsen, 17, of 1530 Wynnfield Drive, Algonquin, was charged in Elgin Branch Court Wednesday with two ...

Two South Elgin High School students have been recognized for exemplary volunteer service with a President's Volunteer Service Award. Bianca Favia, a junior from Bartlett, went on a church trip to Nicaragua to work at an orphanage, install a water l...

The "Made in China" label may not conjure up quite the same assurance as, say, Maxwell House Coffee's "Good to the Last Drop," but well-publicized quality and safety concerns in food, toys and pharmaceuticals don't necessarily mean you should give u...

Since Community Unit District 300 discovered a possible theft in a student activity fund two years ago, the district has been working to restore trust in its accounting procedures and guard against future incidents. One of the people central to thos...

Nominations due for Leader award The Greater Elgin Area YWCA is seeking community leaders to be honored at its 25th annual Leader Luncheon The Seville, 700 Barrington Road, Streamwood, on May 8. Anyone may nominate an individual or business for an a...

Nominations due for Leader award The Greater Elgin Area YWCA is seeking community leaders to be honored at its 25th annual Leader Luncheon on May 8. Nomination request forms have been mailed to area organizations and businesses, with the nomination...