Hundreds of Elgin-area students and families in need will receive backpacks filled with school supplies during Elgin Community College's annual Project Backpack back-to-school supply fair Aug. 11. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Building...

In the parking lot of a DuPage County forest preserve, a distraught man sits in the driver's seat of his car with both hands to his face and a semi-automatic handgun at his side. Outside, four forest preserve district police officers are positioned ...

A new lower speed limit and weight restriction approved for a stretch of Ontarioville Road in Hanover Park is facing an online backlash from some residents who complain the changes will lead to traffic problems. The speed limit has been cut from 30...

This weekend McHenry County Fair: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3-4, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Drive, Woodstock. Livestock shows, agricultural and 4-H exhibits, enterta...

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. Neighborhoods throughout the United States host block part...

Naperville should join a growing list of communities that ban outdoor smoking in public parks. A city that prides itself on regularly being named one of the best places in which to raise children should look at a ban as one more positive reason to e...

The 14th annual Museum Day, a nationwide initiative in which participating institutions across the country open their doors for free for those who download a branded ticket, will feature a bunch of area museums on Saturday, Sept. 22. The brainchild ...