The village of Wauconda has decided to continue its trustee meetings after a successful run last year. Starting Jan. 12, a trustee will be at village hall, 101 N. Main St., from 9 a.m. to noon on the second and fourth Saturday of the month. Resident...

Township to put on homebuyer's event Hanover Township will put on a free homebuyer's workshop at 6:30 p.m. today at the township offices, 240 S. Route 59, Bartlett. Topics will include what to consider when selling or buying a house, financing optio...

Former Hoffman Estates Trustee Ed Frank isn't happy about an e-mail sent to him by village officials on the behalf of state Rep. Fred Crespo. The e-mail was sent Dec. 4, and included a message fro Crespo's legislative aide Dustin Greenberg asking vi...

Mass transit issues are among the hottest facing current state legislators, but today's primary candidates can only speculate how much of a crisis Illinois will still be in by the time new lawmakers are sworn in a year from now. In fact, 56th Distri...

Gary Ofisher's heart sank as he thumbed through the long-awaited document detailing the proposed rules for building a wind turbine in Hanover Park -- the first in the Chicago area. His immediate reaction was there's not a single site in town that wo...

The Literacy Connection has several adult students waiting for someone to help them learn to read, write and speak English. The Literacy Connection will hold a free orientation session from 6 to 8:15 p.m. Thursday at the Gail Borden Public Library's...

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County will offer the following programs. No reservations are required and programs are free unless otherwise noted. For details, visit www.dupageforest.com. Volunteer:ŒLeap into Volunteering during an open hou...

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County notes The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County will offer the following programs. No reservations are required and programs are free, unless otherwise noted. For details, visit www.dupageforest.com. Vol...

We all learn something on our daily travels. One thing I learned during my holiday shopping is that not everyone is aware that a dog in service should not be distracted with a pat or verbal greeting. The rule is that if the service dog is on leash, ...

Pingree Grove lost a village manager and gained a full-time police chief all in one night this week. On Monday, the village board officially accepted the resignation of James Bassett, the village manager who had overseen development in the town for ...