Carmel's girls volleyball team entered Saturday's Lake Forest Invitational barely a .500 team. But the Corsairs showed they're certainly better than average. Led by Kaitlyn Howard, Vanessa Toby and Ashley August, Carmel went 4-1 to win the champions...

Community Unit District 300 is having some problems with crowded schools on the east side of the river in Carpentersville. This must have some District 300 voters scratching their heads. Those voters will end up paying roughly $300 million to pay ba...

In the true tradition of any self-respecting Chicago Cubs fan, I'm prepared for black cats, stinky goat curses, boneheaded bobbles, sticky-fingered fans in headphones or swooping hurricane-force winds to blow the smithereens out of my bubble on any ...

Robert A. Dodge of Fox River Grove joined Baxter & Woodman Inc., Crystal Lake, as structural and bridge department manager, to oversee all engineering aspects of bridge related projects. Dodge, a registered structural and professional engineer with ...

Quilters Fall Fest: First United Methodist Church, 216 E. Highland Ave. in Elgin, will host a Quilters Fall Fest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Hand-quilted spreads, runners, and baby quilts will be for sale. All quilt items are made by the Methodist...

In suburban backyards, wild bird supply stores and even among the ornithologically wise, the buzz in recent weeks has been, well, the buzz. The buzz of ruby-throated hummingbirds, that is, as unusually high numbers of the diminutive birds...

A fatal three-vehicle crash Wednesday at the dangerous intersection of Shales Parkway and Route 20 in Elgin left traffic snarled over much of the city for much of the day. And it left people asking why the state, which maintains three of the four ro...

A fall-theme fundraiser Saturday will benefit the American Diabetes Association. The event, Pumpkins for a Cure, is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Viking Office Supply parking lot at 124 S. Third St., Geneva. There will be live music, face painting...

District 300 bus evacuated A Community Unit District 300 special education bus was evacuated Thursday afternoon after a student on the bus sprayed an unknown substance at a bus aide and another student, district spokeswoman Allison Smith said. No on...