Officials with the village of Lindenhurst had come to count on Carole Laning for her volunteer efforts and her energy. Last year alone, she designed a sock hop for the village's 50th anniversary committee, was a director of the community's popular L...

Winning the last two regular-season games accomplished the first goal for Harper College football. Now the Hawks (5-4) hope to fulfill their second one at 1 p.m. Saturday when they travel to Glen Ellyn to play College of DuPage (6-3) in a Midwest Fo...

Wauconda Township Seniors Club: Today is the deadline to register for the Wauconda Township Seniors Club's annual Thanksgiving luncheon being held at noon Nov. 6, at the Wauconda Township Hall. Cost of the meal is $11. Call Shirley at (847) 526-8376...

Simple pleasures drive the success of the Palatine Women's Club annual charity luncheon and auction, namely an elegant bake sale, hundreds of themed baskets and a live auction led by Schaumburg firefighter John Schneidwind. It's a combination that w...

The Illinois Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame will hold its 2007 induction banquet on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Park Place of Countryside. Reception is set for 4 p.m. at 6240 Joliet Road in Countryside with dinner and ceremony starting at...

Officials at Harper College are hoping a fresh face can get a controversial bill to offer bachelor's degrees moving through the state Senate. Dan Kotowski, a freshman Democrat from Park Ridge, has became the lead sponsor of the legislation for the P...

T-shirts from The Clothesline Project are currently on display at the McHenry County Government Center, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, hung by Turning Point in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. At the end of the month, the shirts will m...

Harper College took advantage of some not-so-special special teams at Rock Valley College on Saturday. And the Hawks parlayed that into a 28-7 Midwest Football Conference win in Rockford and a third seed in the East Division playoffs. Harper (5-4, 4...

Harper College's football team is in the postseason. But the Hawks (4-4, 3-4) don't want to limp in to the playoffs as they finish Midwest Football Conference regular-season play at 1 p.m. Saturday at Rock Valley (2-6, 1-6) in Rockford. And where t...