This weekend Goebbert's Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 31, at 42W813 Reinking Road, Pingree Grove, and 40 W. Higgins in South Barrington. Both locations have animals, mazes, wagon rides, pig races and more. See websi...

People who enjoy shopping and dining on First Street in downtown St. Charles have former city administrator Larry Maholland to thank for that. The First Street Redevelopment Project - which included construction of a parking garage, and the move of ...

“Where were you when the world stopped turning?” The titular lyrics of country singer Alan Jackson's emotional ballad, released in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks serve as the foundation around which this year's remembrance ceremon...

The Tri City Health Partnership soon begins a new chapter in its 20-year existence when 314 Walnut St. in St. Charles officially becomes the clinic's medical building. It will be next to the partnership's longtime main medical and dental building at...

This weekend McHenry County Fair: Noon to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday, Aug. 4 to 7, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, at McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Drive, Woodstock. Livestock sh...

It's one of the more laid-back events of the summer, and it's also the one with the heaviest police presence. But officers won't be breaking up the party. The men and women in blue are the ones throwing it. After a pandemic hiatus, National Night O...

Billed as "America's Night Out Against Crime," National Night Out encourages residents to lock their doors, turn on their porch lights and spend the evening getting to know their neighbors, police officers, firefighters and other city officials. Nat...

Starbucks + gun range A proposed commercial redevelopment on the corner of Lake Street and Bartels Road in Hanover Park could house a Starbucks and a shooting range. The project will bring $5 million of private sector investment, vil...

This weekend Kane County Fair: 3-11 p.m. Thursday, July 15; noon to midnight Friday and Saturday, July 16-17; and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 18, at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Rides, food, music, entertainment, r...