Girl Scouts-Sybaquay Council's Latina Adult Volunteer Advancement program recently held its third annual Girl Scout Festival at Centro de Informacion in Carpentersville. This fun, family event was hosted in partnership with Centro de Informacion an...

Six of the eight candidates for the 14th Congressional District filed their election paperwork in Springfield Monday, the first day of the filing period for the 2008 primary. Republicans Kevin Burns, Chris Lauzen and Jim Oberweis and Democrats Bill...

In an effort to drum up more interest for a faltering townhouse rehabilitation project, Carpentersville staffers are pounding the pavement. Residents of the Morningside neighborhood have been reluctant to take advantage of the $638,000 in grants and...

What a thought-provoking article you gave us in Sunday's Oct. 14 Fox Valley edition. "An Act of Grace," telling the stories of several families of murder victims was great writing; provocative, and well-rounded. We used to subscribe to one of the Ch...

The August floods were more than two months ago and it is not too late to apply for state disaster aid. But the deadline is fast approaching. Applications must be filed by Nov. 26. Village officials in Carpentersville and East and West Dundee want ...

Members of Carpentersville's newest committee met for the first time Wednesday to discuss the village's code enforcement problems and what can be done to remedy them. Although the first meeting of the ad hoc Carpentersville Improvement Committee was...

To include your church in the free listings, e-mail to foxvalley@dailyherald.com, fax to (847) 608-0849, or mail to 385 Airport Road, Suite A, Elgin IL 60123. First Congregational: This Sunday, the Rev. Walter Thyng's sermon will be "Ain't Nobo...

If you've visited the Carpentersville village Web site or perused the latest newsletter, you could be forgiven for thinking the village is considering a 7 percent water and sewer rate increase. But don't fret. Village officials are not talking abou...

October Christkindlmarket Oak Brook: Through Nov. 11: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, Oakbrook Center, Corner of Route 83 and Cermak Road, Oak Brook. Artisans from Germany selling a variety of handcrafted items, German foo...

To include your church in the free listings, e-mail to foxvalley@dailyherald.com, fax to (847) 608-0849, or mail to 385 Airport Road, Suite A, Elgin IL 60123. Kneseth Israel: Congregation Kneseth Israel provides a full range of religious and co...