Carpentersville leaders are revisiting a proposal to impose a motor fuel tax to maintain the village's street and sidewalk improvement program. The village's audit and finance commission last week recommended the 2-cent per gallon hike to help pay o...

It is definitely the busy season at area Christian churches. But the folks at Trinity United Methodist Church of Carpentersville are taking some time out from the events of the Nativity to celebrate their 45th anniversary. This Sunday, members, for...

For those looking for a good local cause to support this holiday season, consider the "Shop with a Cop" program. Organizers Louie and Bonnie Kloepper said the purpose of the program is to provide underprivileged children with the opportunity to buy...

Saturday night's Dundee-Crown vs. Huntley girls basketball game mirrored an image of the weather conditions in Carpentersville -- flat-out sloppy. The court had to be slick; there were players sliding all over the hardwood. So had to be the basketba...

Algonquin • A 14-year-old Gilberts boy was arrested at 2 p.m. Tuesday and charged with aggravated battery at Jacobs High School, 2601 Bunker Hill Drive, police said. He was petitioned into juvenile court and was released to the custody of his parent...

Elgin will host its city tree-lighting ceremony at 5 p.m. today in Festival Park, near the Grand Victoria Casino. City Skate will be open for the day with free skate rentals from 11 a.m. 9 p.m. There will be a reading of "Polar Express" at 5:30 p.m....

Dundee-Crown again had trouble scoring, so the Chargers had to find another way to win. Good defense usually works. Jeff Beck scored a game-high 10 points and the Chargers held Huntley to 24 percent shooting in a 35-31 victory in a Fox Valley Confer...

It's the season of giving, and the seven members of the Carpentersville audit and finance commission -- as well as one benevolent donor -- were in a charitable mood Thursday. The finance panel unanimously recommended the village board donate $50,000...

Christmas Past Sale: First Congregational United Church of Christ will hold a "Christmas Past Sale" from 9 a.m. to noon today at the church, 30 N. Washington St., Carpentersville. Gently used Christmas decorations, lawn decorations, lights and many ...