Since the start of the school year, Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 Board members and employees have faced threats and insults from a small number of parents, board President David Scarpino said. These “unacceptable” behaviors have inclu...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska is reporting its highest number of new coronavirus cases a day after the state's largest hospital announced it had entered crisis protocol and started rationing care because of a flood of COVID-19 cases. Officials on Wedn...

“Where were you when the world stopped turning?” The titular lyrics of country singer Alan Jackson's emotional ballad, released in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks serve as the foundation around which this year's remembrance ceremon...

All students in one classroom at Conley Elementary School in Algonquin have been quarantined after several students tested positive for COVID-19 in McHenry County's first school outbreak of the school year. Fifteen students at Conley have tested pos...

With most suburban schools in full swing amid a spike in COVID-19 infections, state data Friday showed that less than half of young Illinoisans ages 12 to 17 are fully vaccinated. That's 445,585 tweens and teenagers, or nearly 45%, who are fully ino...

Less than two weeks after starting the new school year, Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 reported that 48 students have tested positive for COVID-19 and two are in the hospital. Superintendent Susan Harkin, who presented the numbers at a ...

From the age of 24, John Skillman Jr. dedicated his life to his community. During 64 years living in Carpentersville, Skillman was a police officer, then the police chief, and he was elected as a village trustee, village president and Community Unit...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Disney World is tweaking its face mask policy. Starting Thursday, the theme park resort in Florida will allow visitors to chose whether or not to wear face coverings in outdoor lines, outdoor theaters and outdoor attractions. Masks h...