Carolyn Starks

Cary school Supt. Timothy Kelly didn't get much sleep Sunday night. He spent much of the afternoon glued to the Weather Channel and clicking his computer to digital forecasts. By...

Two teenagers were burned Monday when a leaking propane tank in their pickup truck caused a flash fire, according to Wonder Lake fire officials. "We speculate there was a leak,"...

It has been said the race is not always to the swift, a truism underscored Sunday afternoon during the McHenry County Historical Society's 21st annual Cider Festival. Deftly piloting his...

For the past four days, Greg Placek has walked the back roads of Johnsburg, pushed through thick brush and peeked around buildings, searching for his older brother, Marcin, who disappeared...

Standing on a grassy schoolyard field in New Lenox where 50 new classrooms will soon be built, Gov. Jim Edgar announced Wednesday which school districts across the state would receive...

Before sunrise Thursday, a stream of curiosity seekers and reporters descended upon the Lakeside Grocery & Deli in Pell Lake, Wis., which staked the claim to selling the nation's richest...

Surely the obnoxious, round-faced boys from "South Park" would have something to say about Principal Kevin O'Connor's decision to ban the cartoon's T-shirts and images in his Cary school. The...

Frank Dobbs, McHenry County's director of planning and development who was asked to resign, has agreed to leave his post after a little more than a year on the job....

A McHenry County grand jury is investigating a complaint from a woman who alleged that her Crystal Lake psychiatrist forced her to engage in sexual acts, according to the McHenry...

The state Board of Education delivered some good news to 52 school districts across Illinois by declaring them eligible to receive money from the state for school construction projects. Overall,...