Amid discussions over repurposing the recently shuttered Haines Middle School, St. Charles Unit District 303 has finalized a deal allowing the public library to temporarily rent space in the building. Library leaders are planning a roughly $18.6 mil...

Special education programming, intergovernmental partnerships and facility upgrades are included in a roughly $4.17 million plan to repurpose the former Haines Middle School in St. Charles. District 303 school board members got a look last week at p...

This weekend McHenry County Fair: 10 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2-3, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Drive, Woodstock. Livestock shows, agricultural and 4-H exhibits, entert...

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. Tra...

This weekend DuPage County Fair: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday, July 26-28, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Music, animals, demolition derby, craft beer garden, watermelon- and pie-eating contests, craft fa...

This weekend West Chicago's Fun Fridays at the Shell: 11 a.m. to noon Friday, July 19, at The Shell in Reed-Keppler Park, 129 W. National St., West Chicago. Ben Tatar & Tatar Tots, a jazzy funk band for kids, will perform. Bring a lunch. Free. we-go...

This weekend Friday Funday: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, July 12, at Vogelei Park, 650 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. Children's entertainment, including an animal show by Animal Quest. Bring a picnic, play on the playground or splash on the spray pad. ...

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the real facts: ___ CLAIM: High...

St. Charles Public Library Director Edith Craig knows her patrons want more of everything. They want more programs, more materials, more community space. They want accessibility and convenience. They want innovation, but they also want quintessentia...