The Hanover Township Food Pantry is hosting an Oktoberfest fundraiser from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, at the Bartlett Fire Barn, 218 S. Main St. in Bartlett. There will be raffles and German food throughout the event and live German music from 6...

Submitted by Centro de Informacion Centro de Informacion will be “Celebrating America” at its gala on Saturday, Oct. 5. Centro serves just under 16,000 individuals each year, predominantly low-income Hispanic immigrants, by providing a variety of s...

What school is complete without a playground? A new facility in Bloomingdale is about to build that most basic addition. Carol Stream Elementary District 93’s Early Childhood Center staff and parents are coming together Saturday to build a playgroun...

Ÿ Charges are not evidence of guilt. Under law, individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Bartlett Ÿ Joseph Sisto, 51, of the 3100 block of Longwood Drive, Aurora, was arrested around 2:55 a.m. Sept. 12 on the 1100 block of Lake S...

Elgin Ÿ Brandon K. Taylor, 17, of the 2300 block of Larch Avenue, Hanover Park, and a 15-year-old juvenile were arrested Thursday following a robbery during which a person’s skull was fractured with a brick, according to a police report. Taylo...

Renewed talk about creating grade-level centers in Keeneyville Elementary District 20 has triggered concerns among some parents worried that children who now walk to classes soon could be bused to another school miles away. District officials insist...

The Cook County Department of Environmental Control in partnership with Hanover Park will host a recycling event 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Hanover Park Metra Station, 1975 W. Lake St. The event is open to residents and nonresidents...

Lately there has been a lot of talk about adding casinos and video gambling along with casinos wanting to operate 24 hours a day. Why is there no talk about raising the amount that the casinos have to pay out? These casinos have had a drop in attend...