Three people have been arrested and charged with making a bomb threat on Oct. 1 that caused the evacuation of Cary Grove High School. No explosives were found and no one was injured. Cary Police announced Thursday that a McHenry County grand jury ha...

Cindy Cramer has what it takes to be Fox River Grove's acting village president, the board decided Thursday night. Each trustee welcomed their colleague of one year to the town's highest post with a yes vote, after which Cramer took the oath of offi...

Huntley Unit District 158 may consider refinancing the bonds that paid for the $11.8 million Marlowe Middle School addition that opened last year. The district was supposed to pay off the bonds with fees collected from developers and ultimately pass...

State senate and representative candidates in Lake County have a variety of transportation improvement projects they want funded, ranging from the Metra commuter rail line to major east-west thoroughfares. In advance of the Nov. 4 election candidate...

Adult education The Ministry of New Beginnings, a Catholic-oriented, nondenominational, social support organization for separated, divorced, widowed and single persons, meets at 7:30 p.m. Mondays in the Hughes Center in front of St. Matthew's Church...

To include your church in the free listings, e-mail to foxvalley@dailyherald.com, fax to (847) 608-0849, or mail to 385 Airport Road, Suite A, Elgin IL 60123. Chocolate. The Festival: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 357 Division St. in Elgin, invites ...

Less than 30 days from the general election, candidates running for a handful of suburban seats in the Illinois legislature aren't making any bold promises about not raising taxes. The candidates mostly agree it wouldn't be prudent to increase taxes...

With 135 points, South Elgin finished sixth overall among the nine teams competing at this year's St. Charles North girls cross country invitational. Freshman Jordan Tuin led the way for the Storm earning a third-place individual finish with a time ...

Sentencing for Carpentersville trustee Paul Humpfer, who was convicted in March on four counts of domestic battery, is set for 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Room 209 of the Kane County Judicial Center. Humpfer was found guilty of hitting his wif...