"Brighten Someone's Day" is the theme for the Elgin Lions Club's 24th annual Rose Day. Elgin Lions Club members will be selling one dozen long-stemmed roses for $15 between now and March 13, for delivery March 19-21. This major fundraising event be...

If the bumps, ruts and potholes on Huntley Road between Route 31 and Sleepy Hollow Road are making you feel frustrated and defeated, you're not alone. West Dundee village board members feel your pain. As if they are along for the ride, they feel eve...

It's March, which means winter is on its way out. Or so hope some Hersey High School students and teachers. Hersey will conduct two events to raise money for St. Baldrick's Foundation, which donates money for childhood cancer research. The first H...

Cory Li had worked for years in his family's restaurant in Wisconsin, perfecting the art of sushi and hibachi cooking. When he got married, he decided it was time not only to start his own family, but also his own restaurant. A few weeks ago Li open...

Murder and violent crimes make up a fraction of criminal cases in Kane County, where its top prosecutor said Tuesday an increased effort could be focused on drug and other lesser offenses. Of 3,801 felonies prosecutors filed in 2007, charges for dru...

Carpentersville • A Carpentersville man who failed to appear Jan. 17 in Elgin Branch Court said Tuesday he was in the Kane County jail at the time. Felipe Marin, 27, of 1949 Bristol Lane, was supposed to appear on charges of driving while license re...

Two men Monday were accused of selling pirated DVDs in Elgin, police said. Robert D. Robbins, 22, homeless and Brett O. Fix, 23, of 200 S. Lincoln Ave., Carpentersville, were each charged with unlawful use of an unidentified audio/visual recording, ...