Check to see if beaches back open: The McHenry County Department of Health conducted beach water samplings at 34 licensed beaches on Thursday. Two beaches are closed due to high bacteria levels: Park & Beach, 4811 Orchard Drive, McCullom Lake, and L...

Hanover Park confirms borer: The presence of the emerald ash borer in Hanover Park has been confirmed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The insects were found on an ash tree near Woodlake Drive and Army Trail Road, and it's likely the major...

Deadline for submissions is noon Monday. Due to space limitations, not all "Your Faith" items are listed here. To submit items, send them to faith@dailyherald.com. Synagogue membership: Congregation Beth Judea (Conservative), Route 83 and Hillt...

Events that involve pets, animals and plants, such as pet washes, adoption days, nature walks, microchipping, nature photography exhibits, nature tours, bird walks, calls for volunteers for nature-related work days, etc. Deadline is two weeks be...

When Hanover Park Mayor Rod Craig vetoed nearly $550,000 in personnel expenditures from this year's budget back in May, he cited excessive administrative staffing in today's economy and a need to free up funding for additional police officers. But t...

Elk Grove Village Mayor (and others) cites safety as the reason for the red light cameras. So following that logic, if a driver comes to a complete stop, but cannot see if it is safe to proceed (because a car or truck on the left is blocking the vie...

Police plan checkpoints Arlington Heights police will operate three roadside checkpoints between Friday, Aug. 21, and Saturday, Sept. 5, to look for drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs. Checkpoints will be set up roughly from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Frid...

Register for fall classes Open registration for fall credit classes at Elgin Community College will continue until classes start, space permitting. Fall 16-week classes begin Monday; 12-week classes begin the week of Sept. 21; and eight-week classes...

Events where participation would benefit the public, such as volunteer events, social service clubs, call for donations to military, blood drives, bone marrow drives, food pantry drive, people who are giving away food, etc. Deadline is two weeks...