Why would anyone stymie the efforts of the Kane County Forest Preserve District to preserve the Brunner farm property? This land is without doubt the most beautiful open space left in Dundee Township. Its preservation would provide us with a better ...

Carpentersville trustees Tuesday night thwarted Village President Bill Sarto's attempt to block a previous board decision to sell dozens of surplus guns belonging to the village's police department. After hearing an impassioned veto message from Sar...

This is in response to a couple of stories in the Daily Herald concerning Carpentersville. The first is about the so- called vandals in Carpenter Park damaging the newly planted crab apple trees planted along a path in the park. Trustee Judy Sigwalt...

Kane County • A miter saw was stolen from a garage on the 1N100 block of Elm Road in Geneva Township between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday. • Two tires were slashed on a vehicle parked on the 42W600 block of Star Lane in Sugar Grove Township between ...

Federal officials announced Tuesday they have made significant strides toward reducing the number of illegal immigrants in the area who have committed serious crimes or eluded deportation. The announcement came a day after suburban law enforcement o...

Two Rolling Meadows roommates were accused Monday of using a Carpentersville man's personal information to get jobs, credit and loans. Emilio Velazquez-Villa, 30 and Gabriel Fuentes-Garcia, 26, both of 4964 Algonquin Parkway #A, were charged with id...

Algonquin • Melanie S. Hanson, 18, 2905 Killarney Drive, Cary, was arrested on charges of possession of cannabis, unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor and unlawful possession of alcohol by a minor, according to police. She was taken into custo...

The Lake County sheriff's department has applied to certify some of its officers to do deportation paperwork processing under a federal program that ignited a storm of controversy this summer in Waukegan. Sheriff Mark Curran said Monday he wants the...

• Ashley Albrecht of Barrington, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Albrecht, a James Scholar junior, dual majoring in English and psychology, was named on the dean's list for four semesters at the University of Illinois. She was the finale chairwoman ...

• A Carpentersville driver was arrested at 4:45 p.m. Saturday at Route 62 and Sandbloom Road, police said. Police said Hermila Lopez, 48, of 155 Madera Circle was cited for no valid driver's license and no proof of insurance. She was released after ...