A lesson learned from her own mother's grade school experience has stuck with new District U-46 Superintendent Suzanne Johnson: "Make sure every parent feels welcome"

With a new Starbucks coming soon and a third Woodman’s gas station under construction, Randall Road in Carpentersville is booming -- and so is the traffic, officials say.

Letters to the editor submitted to The Courier-News in Elgin.

Crossing guard duties in Elgin are going to be outsourced to Andy Frain Services so city police officers don’t have to fill in at some locations.

An outdoor entertainment venue centered by a stage and enclosed by large-scale containers for food, drink and business vendor booths is going to be set up in a parking lot at Spring Hill Mall in Carpentersville.

From a bubble bash to flea market finds to family yoga, the Elgin-based Gail Borden Public Library District is offering ways for parents and kids to enjoy summer fun throughout August.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

The Hanover Township Emergency Services Unit played essential roles assisting local public safety crews this month when storms and two tornadoes touched down in the Elgin area, and they’re seeking more volunteers to join them.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Columnist Donna Vickroy learned she's not alone in her love of reading, with dozens of book suggestions coming her way via email and social media.

The Elgin Parks and Recreation Department needs to create a larger bike path system to connect parks and to add artificial turf to more sports fields to help bring more tournaments, an updated master plan said.

A motorcyclist from Elgin died Saturday morning following a three-vehicle crash in unincorporated Huntley, according to the McHenry Sheriff’s Office.

Here are some other events happening from Aug. 4 to 10 in Aurora, Naperville and Elgin.

The game is pitting neighbor against neighbor. On one side of the net are the picklers; on the other side, those folks who live near public parks where pickleball courts are normally mobbed daily from dawn to dusk. Police have been called to hinder the racket.

An 18-year-old lllinois man drowned Saturday afternoon at Miller Beach, where high north winds created dangerous rip currents and hampered search efforts.

A Huntley man who went into his estranged wife’s Carpentersville home and stabbed a man he found with her has been sentenced to 23 years in prison in a plea agreement approved by Kane County Judge John Barsanti.

A touch of Hawaii, a high-energy rock band and a LifeNet helicopter are among the highlights planned for National Night Out events being held Tuesday in Elgin, South Elgin and Carpentersville.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Before the first day of football practice, we checked in with some of the top recruits in the Chicago Tribune’s suburban coverage areas.

Lords Park Family Aquatic Center in Elgin will reopen next summer. Money for needed repairs is OK'd for this year and funding for lifeguards to be included in next year's budget.

The city of Elgin broke ground Wednesday on a $12.8 million expansion and renovation of the Hemmens Cultural Center, a effort expected to improve the functionality of the 54-year-old entertainment venue.

Ryan Boatright, an East Aurora graduate, national champion at Connecticut and eight-year professional, played last season in Russia.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Elgin officials are working to untangle a legal agreement that’s preventing the city’s Eastside Recreation Center from being used for other purposes.

The village of East Dundee has inconsistent ordinances on when loud noise or loud music must end at night, a situation trustees plan to rectify at their Aug. 7 meeting.