After a litter of stray kittens was born in the bushes outside her Vernon Hills home, Julie Wheeler says she became hooked on helping the cats and others like them. Six years later, Stay and Spay, a volunteer group that practices the trap-neuter-ret...

To have an event listed in this calendar, e-mail the details at least two weeks in advance of the event or registration deadline to nbrcalendar@dailyherald.com. Please put "Kids, teens, family" in the subject line. Pirate's Cove: Open 11 a.m.-4 p.m....

The Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce invites you to join its members in the 2008 "Tools for Success" program which provides new school supplies to children in the community who may otherwise start school empty-handed. Donated school supplies wil...

Barrington • A black 2009 Nissan Murano on the 100 block of East Station was stolen July 15. A value estimate was not available. • Kristina M. Sorrentino, 17, 3 Juniper Road, Rolling Meadows, Megan Mugnaini, 17, 5 Dogwood Road, Rolling Meadows and a...

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Bartlett • A digital camera and coins were stolen out of an unlocked home on Newport Lane July 8. The loss was estimated at $953. • A 2004 BMW on Penny Lane was vandalized overnight July 12-13. Damage was estimated at $1,500. • A 1994 Ford Mustang o...

Ok. Ok. Julie Bohannon here. I never said illegal fireworks were OK. I simply made a statement, "The 4th of July is what it is." And Kevin of Buffalo Grove, I agree that freedom comes with responsibility. Responsibility to carry car and property in...

Streamwood police hope to make the village's most dangerous intersection safer by keeping an electronic eye on it 24 hours a day. Village trustees on Thursday made red-light cameras legal in Streamwood and approved a contract for the firm Gatso USA ...