Krystyna Slivinski

Officials at Elgin-based Unit School District 46 have unveiled a proposed 2001 tax levy of $161.5 million, a 7.25 percent increase over the previous year's levy of $150.6 million. An...

Sears, Roebuck and Co. officials say the company's new store in Crystal Lake, which will open Saturday, is long overdue. The company purchased a former Montgomery Ward store at U.S....

With a growing demand for information on housing and jobs for the disabled in Kendall and southern Kane Counties, the Fox River Valley Center for Independent Living in Elgin recently...

The Arlington Heights Park District took the top prize in a national competition that recognizes excellence in park district programs and facilities. The winners were announced Oct. 3 during the...

A record number of new students joined Elgin-based School District 46 for the 2001-02 school year, sending enrollment to 39,441. That's up by 1,736 students--the largest one-year increase recorded by...

Parks and recreation officials want the city to consider buying land for a third regional park. Members of the Parks and Recreation Committee told the City Council last week that...

Minors caught with tobacco in the city soon could face a fine of $100 to $500. The City Council, meeting Wednesday as a Committee of the Whole, supported a proposal...

The Zoning Board of Appeals voted Wednesday to waive a $17,500 tree removal penalty handed to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Schaumburg for cutting down 35...

In 1968, a few days before his 21st birthday, John C. Burnam said goodbye to Clipper, a German shepherd that had been at his side for 10 months of combat...

Despite a recommendation from its insurance carrier that it tighten its meeting room policy, the Schaumburg Library Board of Trustees on Monday decided against making changes. The suggestion comes in...