This promises to be a memorable spring for Dave Haskins. During Haskins' first year as a varsity head baseball coach at Prairie Ridge he'll also become a father. Haskins and his wife Kate are expecting their first child, a girl, on April 28. "It's p...

Jim Oberweis needs to be our next congressman. We need someone who can bring some sense of responsibility to the capital, who can create some real cooperation among his colleagues to make sure we have people representing our values in Congress, and...

Two candidates are vying for the Kane County Board District 26 seat in Tuesday's primary -- incumbent Jan Carlson, 71, of Elburn and business owner Andrew "Drew" Frasz, 51, of Elburn. Candidates were asked to complete a Q&A; some excerpts from their...

Carpentersville • A Sleepy Hollow woman was accused of shoplifting $224.99 worth of merchandise at 3 p.m. Wednesday from Kohl's Department Store in Spring Hill Mall, police said. Amber D. Archambeau, 28, of 900 Locust Drive #2E, was charged with fel...

In the past few weeks, I have had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Jim Krenz. He has always made himself available and has always spoken candidly with me. He has great moral character and has promised to always do his utmost to make himself a...

A former Carpentersville street gang leader and his sister have been sentenced to a total of 28½ years in prison after both pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges. The charges accused the Torres siblings of being part of a scheme to sell ...

In response to a recent rash of school bus vandalism in the suburbs, Elgin Area School District U-46 is beefing up security measures. The district's 300 buses are parked in a central Elgin location and bound by a fence. "Typically that precludes pol...

Carpentersville • A man wanted on an outstanding Carpentersville warrant was arrested at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Quantell Lamar Woods, 25, of 7 Oxford, Apt. 4, Carpentersville, was charged with forgery, police said. The offense for which Woods was wanted oc...

Now that the Community Unit District 300 school board has approved new attendance boundaries, many parents have a difficult decision to make: Do I send my kids to a new school or drive them to school every day? The board on Monday redrew the maps fo...

Two candidates are vying for the Republican nomination for the state 49th District House seat in the Tuesday primary -- businessman Jim Krenz, 50 of Carpentersville and incumbent Timothy L. Schmitz, 42 of Batavia. Candidates were asked to complete a...