I want to express my appreciation for State Rep. Fred Crespo's efforts in passing the new School District Intergovernmental Cooperation Renewable Energy Act. The bill, signed into law last week, will provide Carpentersville-based Unit District 300, ...

I want to express my appreciation for state Rep. Fred Crespo's efforts in passing the new School District Intergovernmental Cooperation Renewable Energy Act. The bill, signed into law last week, will provide Dundee Unit District 300, Keeneyville Ele...

What do you get when you cross a school funding crisis with a clean-energy initiative? Officials with three suburban school districts hope the answer lies in a downstate wind farm that could save them $2 million in a year in electric bills. And we t...

Arlington Heights bull; Thieves stole a wallet from a computer work station in the Illinois unemployment office, 723 W. Algonquin Road, around 3 p.m. June 24. Value was estimated at $180. bull; Thieves stole a purse from a customer's walke...

Now that new legislation has cleared the way for Illinois school districts to build wind farms, three suburban districts are finalizing plans to become the first in the state to do so. Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300, Keeneyville E...

It was an anticlimactic finish to a hard-fought, three-year battle. With little pomp and circumstance, Gov. Pat Quinn last week signed a measure into law that will allow schools across the state to join together to develop and operate wind farms. To...

Barrington bull; Vandals hurled a rock through a front door window at a home on the 100 block of Raymond Avenue around 3 a.m. June 27. The rock landed in the living room. A female resident sleeping on the couch woke when the glass broke and s...

Bartlett bull; Burglars broke into a Mustang on the 100 block of East Railroad June 12 and stole an iPod. Loss was estimated at $350. Burglars also broke into a Toyota but nothing appeared to be missing. bull; A vandal shot a BB-gun pelle...

It's been quite a spring of softball for the Goranson sisters. Elk Grove sophomore pitcher and third baseman Dani Goranson has been a part of 33 wins for her high school team. Her sister Nikki, who plays first base for Kankakee Community College, we...