The blotter Algonquin • A 16-year-old male from Algonquin was arrested on a charge of aggravated battery, according to police. He was taken into custody Oct. 23 at Jacobs High School, 2601 Bunker Hill Drive. He was formally petitioned into juvenile...

Birthdays are often for indulging, and as The Village Vintner Custom Winery celebrates its second year in business along Randall Road, you're the one who will get to do a little indulging this weekend. Business has been good for the winery over the ...

Suburban legislators lambasted House Speaker Mike Madigan Tuesday, saying his insistence on stalling a state budget companion bill will hurt 725 school districts. As of Thursday, those systems could start getting less general state aid than they now...

Community Unit District 300 on Tuesday reported a case of a drug-resistant staph infection that has afflicted students at several suburban schools. A student at Dundee Highlands Elementary School is undergoing treatment for methyl-resistant staphloc...

Here is the complete list of statewide and legislative candidates for the Feb. 5 Illinois primary as of 5 p.m. Wednesday. Filing for the primary will close Nov. 5. An asterisk by a candidate's name denotes an incumbent. U.S. President Democrat: Hill...

Carpentersville • Two teens were arrested Monday afternoon when police reported seeing them entering vehicles in the parking lot at Spring Hill Mall. A handicapped parking card was stolen from one car; cigarettes were stolen from another. Joshua S....

A complete overhaul of the Kane County sheriff's office computer system will be phased in over the next two years at a cost of $3 million under a plan reviewed by the county board's finance committee Tuesday. That's half as much as was projected whe...

Filing opened Monday for the Feb. 5 Illinois primary and will close one week later, on Nov. 5. Here are the candidates who filed by 5 p.m. Monday. An asterisk by a candidate's name denotes an incumbent. U.S. President Democrat: Hillary Clinton...

U.S. President Democrat: Hillary Clinton, Chappaqua, N.Y. Barack Obama, Chicago, IL U.S. Senate Democrat: *Richard J. Durbin, Springfield Republican: Andy Martin, Chicago Steve Sauerberg, Willowbrook Congressional races 6TH DISTRICT Republican: *Pe...

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention the flu can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting a flu vaccination each fall. Every year in the United States, on avera...