Higher busing costs will be part of Barrington Area Unit District 220's tentative budget when it's presented to the school board next week. District 220 significantly cut expenses for the past two academic years. The district made employee and other...

The third annual Ride for Hope, a 501(c)3 motorcycle ride and celebration to benefit ovarian cancer awareness, will roll out of the Fox River Harley Davidson, 131 Randall Road in St. Charles, at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 30. The 80-mile ride kicks ...

Algonquin pushes back against floodwaters; storm cleanup continues in Schaumburg Bombarded by a record volume of floodwater, Algonquin residents have been punching back all weekend. Barring a significant amount of additional rainfall, their exh...

Bombarded by a record volume of floodwater, Algonquin residents have been punching back all weekend. Barring a significant amount of additional rainfall, their exhausting fight should be easing up in the coming days. According to the National Weathe...

Golfers are legendary for playing even in rain and snow. But at Golf Center Des Plaines, the recent rains and resulting flooding from the nearby Des Plaines River have created water hazards far beyond what's usually found on the course. "The river i...

There's little that can be done to completely prevent flooding in the suburbs, experts say, especially when there's a ferocity and frequency of storms like the ones that have ravaged the northern suburbs this month. But were it not for millions of d...

The storms that rolled through the suburbs late Friday afternoon left a line of damage in their path, including downed trees and power lines. An Itasca Fire Protection District official said the storm was so bad that it may have been a microburst or...

Once the sale of the vacant Maplewood School in Cary is finalized, district officials will need to relocate buses housed there while a youth baseball group using its ball fields will need to find a new home to practice and play. The Cary Elementary ...

Beneath Fox Lake's massive blue water tower Sunday afternoon, volunteers shoveled sand from a hill piled near the village's public works facility. Beneath the hill, an assembly line worked diligently, funneling the sand through orange traffic cones ...

Animal promenade Get ready for loads of cuteness with costumed animals at the annual Pet Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 15. It's part of the weekend-long Windmill City Festival at the Batavia Riverwalk, 100 N Island Ave., Batavia. No admission ch...