Eat a Big Mac, help Turning Point: McDonald's restaurants in Algonquin, Fox River Grove, Huntley and Marengo will hold a "McCare Night" for Turning Point, the anti-domestic violence agency and shelter in McHenry County, on Feb. 3. From 5 to 8...

Republican voters in the McHenry County Board's District 1 will have a pair of familiar faces, and one relative newcomer, to chose from when they head to the polls for Feb. 2 primary to select two to carry their party's banner in the November electi...

Elgin bull; Antone D. Gregory, 30, of the 500 block of Elm Grove Drive, was arrested Wednesday after police served a search warrant on the residence and recovered a pair of guns and between 30 and 500 grams of marijuana, reports state. Gregor...

Fox River Grove will build a public works garage after all, despite a petition signed by 295 residents directing the village board to do otherwise. By a 4-3 vote, with Village President Robert Nunamaker casting the tiebreaker, the village agreed to...

Westminster Christian took sole possession of second place in the Northeast Athletic Conference with a 52-40 victory over Rockford Christian Life in Elgin Friday. Senior center Ian Dutcher scored 14 points, senior guard Ryan Beachler finished with 1...

This weekend's boys basketball games in the Fox Valley run the gamut from a storyline perspective. One game will be broadcast throughout the Chicago area. One is a homecoming for an area coach who leads his team against his alma mater for the first...

There was one man conspicuous by his absence last weekend at SoxFest. One very big man. Frank Thomas was nowhere to be found, and at least a few White Sox fans noticed. They'd like to know when or if Thomas will return to have his day, get his numbe...

Tryouts and clinics for community sports groups, plus sporting events and tournaments, skate competitions, public appearances by sports stars in the area, autograph signings, sports conventions, etc. Deadline is two weeks before event date. Jan....