For the past five years, the Zarrillo family of Carpentersville has transformed their very normal-looking home in the Kimball Farm subdivision into a haunted house that they open to the public for six nights during Halloween. And while a fun time is...

Competitive running and cycling are difficult enough. But for some, each activity alone is only half the challenge. So what do you get when you combine the two? It's called cyclocross -- a grueling bicycle race that challenges a rider's physical s...

The business license of a Palatine convenience store has been revoked after village officials said it sold cigarettes to minors. Today, Village Manager Reid Ottesen ruled to shut down Oka Inc. Convenience Store at 1506 W. Algonquin Road. The move c...

Carpentersville trustees on Tuesday approved an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation to develop a plan for the proposed Longmeadow Parkway corridor. In December, the village received a $135,000 Illinois Tomorrow Plan grant from t...

Carpentersville and two paramedics accused of denying medical treatment to a baby because he was Hispanic on Tuesday denied all the claims filed in a $30 million lawsuit. James DeAno, representing fire department paramedics James Gruber and Diane Gr...

Ramiro Granados started drinking about the time he was old enough to drive a car. Not long afterward, as he sped drunk down the streets of Inverness, his habit took the life of his best friend and seriously injured another. Granados, now 18, pleaded...

Carpentersville trustees Tuesday night unanimously approved a five-member ad hoc committee charged with setting guidelines for a code enforcement panel. But the committee's composition will likely change at a future village board meeting as several ...

Helping a worthwhile cause never tasted so good. Through Sunday, Piece-A-Cake Bakery, 304 N. River St., West Dundee will donate 50 cents from each sale of a red velvet, carrot, chocolate or vanilla cupcake to CancerCare for Kids. The weeklong fundra...

I agree with the person who wrote in stating that if there is more than one child in a single-family home, they should pay a higher school tax rate, but I think two children would be more reasonable. I also believe that once a person is retired, tha...