Articles filed under Communities
-
‘We showed an entire nation what our community was made of’: How Fox Lake faced existential crisisAug 31, 2025 8:51 pm - It was the darkest hour for Fox Lake, a town of 10,000 suddenly caught in the relentless glare of the national spotlight. Fox Lake Mayor Donny Schmit and crisis communications consultant David Bayless helped guide the village through an unprecedented crisis management odyssey.
-
‘Round up the usual suspects’: How three men were men wrongly detained in Gliniewicz investigationAug 31, 2025 8:51 pm - When it was initially thought Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph “Joe” Gliniewicz had been murdered, investigators quickly set their sights on finding the perpetrators.
-
‘Pit stops for pups’: Simple kindness makes dogs, owners happyAug 31, 2025 8:50 pm - Andy Lester and his wife Jeana Clark don't have dogs, but they have kind hearts and an inclination to accommodate their canine neighbors as evidenced by the pup pit stop they established outside their Palatine home several years ago.
-
Folk and tales: Fox Valley music, storytelling fest returns to GenevaAug 31, 2025 5:42 pm - A year after circumstance forced the Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival’s move to Wheeler Park, performers and attendees were happy to return Sunday to their new home near downtown Geneva.
-
Two pedestrians struck by vehicle in Green OaksAug 31, 2025 4:26 pm - Two pedestrians were taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center after they were struck by a vehicle in Green Oaks.
-
‘Tragic accident’: Cary-area child remains critical after being run over by lawn mowerAug 31, 2025 12:39 pm - A child who lost a portion of his leg after being run over by a lawn mower near Cary Saturday remains hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said.
-
Algonquin police mourn passing of longtime evidence tech, community service officerAug 31, 2025 11:16 am - The Algonquin Police Department is mourning the death of Kim Peluso, who served at the department for 24 years.
-
‘News of Gliniewicz being shot rippled through Lake County but also across the country’: Key players reflect on notorious case 10 years laterAug 31, 2025 11:02 am - There were no killers. Rather, it was an elaborate ruse by a well-known and, by some accounts, beloved officer who staged his own suicide to escape the outcome of a pending investigation. Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz’s notorious death 10 years ago made national news and its ripple effects across the law enforcement community reverberate to this day.
-
Cary gives $10,000 to help restore 160-year-old downtown buildingAug 31, 2025 11:00 am - The new owner of a 160-year-old structure in downtown Cary that’s now an apartment building is looking to restore the exterior to its original state with the help of a $10,000 grant from the village.
-
Cougars clinch playoff spot with win over DogsAug 30, 2025 10:14 pm - The Kane County Cougars beat the Chicago Dogs 5-2 on Saturday to clinch a playoff spot.