Most days, the Palatine agency, Journeys from PADS to HOPE, goes about its mission of serving the homeless quietly. Its staff members assist men, women, and families in Cook County who have become homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless -- focu...

South Elgin now has a different shopping and grocery option. Angelo Caputo's Fresh Market is slated to open its doors at 7 a.m. today at the northwest corner of Silver Glen and Randall roads. "We didn't want to miss Christmas, obviously. We've had a...

A Hanover Park man has been sentenced to 30 months' probation and 140 days in Cook County jail after pleading guilty to his role in a robbery scheme. Prosecutors say Stanley Lind, 20, was part of a foursome that lured a man on Sept. 27 to a Hanover ...

Here is what's in the news at Elgin Area School District U-46 schools. To learn more, visit the Web site at www.u-46.org. Elgin High • On Wednesday, seven choirs will present a Holiday Choral Concert at 7 p.m. in the Elgin High School auditorium, 12...

Family Movie Night: Family Movie Night will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Astor Avenue Community Center, 7431 Astor Ave., Hanover Park, featuring "The Wizard of Oz." Children 12 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian...

Little League strongly opposes the legislation proposed by Illinois Rep. Robert Molaro. We believe that passing such a law would not reduce injuries in baseball and softball. Instead, in our judgment, it is more likely to result in fewer children pa...

Two former Bolingbrook officials and five small business owners were charged Friday with engaging in a $400,000 fraud scheme in which the public works department officials got cash, gifts and services in return for approving false and inflated invoi...

Schaumburg police were continuing their search Friday for a man who robbed another man at gunpoint. Police said the victim was in a parking lot on the 900 block of East Golf Road and about to open up his car door around 2:30 p.m. Thursday when he wa...