Algonquin • A South Elgin man was arrested on a Kane County warrant at 11 p.m. Saturday on the 200 block of East Algonquin Road, police said. Joseph A. Kniece, 24, of 356 Hancock Ave., was charged with failure to appear in court on a charge of drivi...

"Pump Up the Volume" was a dance hit in the late 1980s, but if you adopt that as your mantra it could cost you in Elgin in 2008. Police have pledged a no-nonsense, zero-tolerance approach for the city's noise ordinance this year. "We have no warning...

Not everyone who receives food from the FISH Food Pantry will receive a ham to serve for their Easter dinner. In fact, it's likely no one will receive a ham. Unlike years past, donations of the traditional Easter main course have not been made at th...

State Sen. Pam Althoff and state representatives Jack Franks and Mike Tyron will lead a discussion today of the state's financial deficit and give residents an opportunity to say where the state's money should be going. McHenry County residents are ...

The ongoing saga that is the Carpentersville board and its president, Bill Sarto, is not only embarrassing but has turned pathetic. Sarto seems to have a personal agenda against Trustee Paul Humpfer. I'm not sure if Humpfer's recent personal issues...

Local area students who received recognition from their respective colleges include: • Amanda Mirabella of Elgin has been named to the University of Findlay, Ohio dean's list for fall 2007 semester. Mirabella's major is pre-veterinary medicine. • Jo...

As part of a national campaign to swell their ranks by about 100,000 workers, union members have waged a battle against a private company that provides food and cleaning services for 29 suburban schools. Members of the local Service Employees Intern...

I find it absolutely irresponsible that we raised our local gas taxes in a time of recession or some call it a slowing economy, in any case not good. And didn't we just raise our water and sewer rates? Why is it that government bodies can't do what ...

For the first time since Carpentersville Trustee Paul Humpfer was convicted on four counts of misdemeanor domestic battery, the village's attorney has provided legal guidance to the village board. At the behest of village President Bill Sarto, attor...