Elgin bull; Someone stole a wireless phone from an unlocked 2010 Ford Focus in the 900 block of Deborah Avenue between 8 p.m. Thursday and 4 a.m. Friday, reports said. bull; Someone took a PlayStation3 and three games from an unlocked resi...

Detour in downtown Elgin Beginning at 5 a.m. today, the intersection of Highland and Douglas avenues will be closed for street reconstruction. New concrete will be poured today and Friday with the intersection reopening Monday after asphalt h...

Scott Longmire, the Algonquin resident who was a finalist in Sears' "Unsung Heroes: Dads Making a Difference" web contest, has officially placed second. Earlier this winter, the 35-year-old dad and his wife, Christine, went on a two-week mission tr...

The annual Kane County Fair wrapped up July 18 with the 4-H Blue Ribbon Sale. Approximately 19 cattle, 69 hogs, 26 sheep and 32 other items were sold at this year's auction. Numerous businesses, community organizations and individual families turne...

New leader for McHenry Animal Control: The McHenry County Department of Health announced Monday that Dr. Lisa Lembke will take on the position of Division Manager/Veterinarian for the county's Animal Control and Adoption Center, effective Aug...

A 4,900-square-foot home in a gated, affluent North Barrington neighborhood was rendered uninhabitable after an early morning fire Monday, officials said. Bill Hoover, a lieutenant with the Wauconda Fire District, said no one was injured in the fire...

A Crystal Lake woman was injured in an apartment fire late Sunday, fire officials said. Battalion Chief Thomas Pollnow of the Crystal Lake Fire Department said firefighters were dispatched to an apartment complex on the 400 block of West Virginia St...

Dundee farmer's market: The Old Dundee Farmer's Market is open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at The Depot, 319 N. River St., East Dundee. It features more than 40 vendors each week selling locally grown produce, bedding plants and flowers, plus ...

There is a good chance Fox River Grove won't be decking the village halls this holiday season. Thursday night, the public works committee, composed of several village board members, agreed it would not spend $1,250 to decorate the village hall with ...