Community Christmas Inc. is gearing up for this year's holiday season. This non-profit organization was developed more than 23 years ago to make the holidays brighter for many families in the Cary, Fox River Grove and Oakwood Hills. For families wit...

According to conventional political wisdom, incumbents have an advantage over challengers in an election. So do candidates whose names appear first on the ballot. Considering only those two criteria, the Republican primary for Kane County Board cha...

The name of McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi will appear just once on February's Republican primary ballot, but his presence could loom large in at least one other county race next year. Bianchi, engaged in a heated primary contest with...

The air is cool crisp and the leaves are an arboreal rainbow. If you live in Lake County, autumn is a great time to be outdoors. So what are you doing inside? Get out there -- take a hike! To encourage people to visit local forest preserves this fal...

Fox River Grove officials can breathe easy after a McHenry County judge last week dismissed the village from one of the more odorous lawsuits to hit the county courthouse in recent memory. The suit, which remains against other defendants, alleged th...

A Fox Valley teenager who police said threatened a Columbine-style attack at Adlai E. Stevenson High School as a prank will not face federal charges, the U.S. attorney's office said Friday. The unidentified 17-year-old could still face local prosecu...

A Fox Valley teenager who police said threatened a Columbine-style attack at Adlai E. Stevenson High School as a prank will not face federal charges, authorities said today. The unidentified 17-year-old could still face local prosecution, however. P...

County Board District 1 Robert "Bob" Bless, Republican 709 Hunter's Way, Fox River Grove James McTague, Democrat 1100 Cougar Trail, Cary County Board District 3 Kathleen Bergan Schmidt, Democrat 4713 Timberlane Road, Crystal Lake County Au...

An Internet post threatening a Columbine-style attack against Stevenson High School was a hoax created by a suburban boy, the FBI said Wednesday. FBI agents are consulting with the U.S. attorney's office as to whether charges should be filed against...

An Internet post threatening a Columbine-style attack against Adlai E. Stevenson High School was a hoax created by a suburban boy, the FBI said Wednesday. FBI agents are consulting with the U.S. attorney's office as to whether charges should be file...